Stuart D. Harman
28Patents
22h-index
24Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 29, 1990 → May 11, 2001
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6551302B1 | Steerable catheter with tip alignment and surface contact detector | Human Necessities | 514 | Expired |
| US5766164A | Contiguous, branched transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) channel, method and device | Human Necessities | 395 | Expired |
| US6179809A | Drug delivery catheter with tip alignment | Human Necessities | 322 | Expired |
| US6174307A | Viewing surgical scope for minimally invasive procedures | Human Necessities | 234 | Expired |
| US6258083A | Viewing surgical scope for minimally invasive procedures | Human Necessities | 197 | Expired |
| US5999678A | Laser delivery means adapted for drug delivery | Human Necessities | 194 | Expired |
| US6152918A | Laser device with auto-piercing tip for myocardial revascularization procedures | Human Necessities | 165 | Expired |
| US6620153B2 | Intraoperative myocardial device and stimulation procedure | Human Necessities | 156 | Expired |
| US5840075A | Dual laser device for transmyocardial revascularization procedures | Human Necessities | 146 | Expired |
| US5742718A | Proprietary fiber connector and electronic security system | Physics | 128 | Expired |
| US5785702A | Method for non-synchronous laser-assisted transmyocardial revascularization | Human Necessities | 128 | Expired |
| US6706011B1 | Laser assisted drug delivery | Human Necessities | 123 | Expired |
| US6066131A | Contiguous, branched transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) channel, method and device | Human Necessities | 107 | Expired |
| US5925012A | Laser assisted drug delivery | Human Necessities | 92 | Expired |
| US5738680A | Laser device with piercing tip for transmyocardial revascularization procedures | Human Necessities | 91 | Expired |
| US6019756A | Laser device for transmyocardial revascularization procedures | Human Necessities | 70 | Expired |
| US5713894A | Combined mechanical/optical system for transmyocardial revascularization | Human Necessities | 67 | Expired |
| US5766163A | Controllable trocar for transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) via endocardium method and apparatus | Human Necessities | 65 | Expired |
| US6015427A | Heart stabilizer with controllable stay suture and cutting element | Human Necessities | 61 | Expired |
| USD389574S | Finger grip device for a laser fiber optic delivery system | General | 37 | Expired |
| USD389912S | Handpiece for laser fiber optic delivery system | General | 37 | Expired |
| US5931834A | Method for non-synchronous laser-assisted myocardial revascularization | Human Necessities | 34 | Expired |
| USD389578S | In-line device for a laser fiber optic delivery system | General | 20 | Expired |
| USD405883S | Surgical handpiece | General | 9 | Expired |
| US5097525A | Optical transmission device | Human Necessities | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.