Theodore C. Ormsby
32Patents
27h-index
28Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 23, 1998 → Nov 24, 2010
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6589237B2 | Electrosurgical apparatus and methods for treating tissue | Human Necessities | 426 | Expired |
| US6949096B2 | Electrosurgical ablation and aspiration apparatus having flow directing feature and methods related thereto | Human Necessities | 386 | Expired |
| US6364876B1 | Vacuum-assisted securing apparatus for a microwave ablation instrument | Human Necessities | 360 | Expired |
| US6837887B2 | Articulated electrosurgical probe and methods | Human Necessities | 360 | Expired |
| US6991631B2 | Electrosurgical probe having circular electrode array for ablating joint tissue and systems related thereto | Human Necessities | 295 | Expired |
| US6746447B2 | Methods for ablating tissue | Human Necessities | 295 | Expired |
| US6974453B2 | Dual mode electrosurgical clamping probe and related methods | Human Necessities | 290 | Expired |
| US6241744A | Apparatus for deploying a guidewire across a complex lesion | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 288 | Expired |
| US7070596B1 | Electrosurgical apparatus having a curved distal section | Human Necessities | 237 | Expired |
| US6190382A | Radio-frequency based catheter system for ablation of body tissues | Human Necessities | 223 | Expired |
| US7393351B2 | Apparatus and methods for treating cervical inter-vertebral discs | Human Necessities | 216 | Expired |
| US7297145B2 | Bipolar electrosurgical clamp for removing and modifying tissue | Human Necessities | 187 | Expired |
| US6245062A | Directional reflector shield assembly for a microwave ablation instrument | Human Necessities | 151 | Expired |
| US8308722B2 | Hollow conductive coaxial cable for radio frequency based tissue ablation system | Human Necessities | 119 | Active |
| US7004938B2 | Radio-frequency-based catheter system with improved deflection and steering mechanisms | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 116 | Expired |
| US6663625B1 | Radio-frequency based catheter system and hollow co-axial cable for ablation of body tissues | Human Necessities | 107 | Expired |
| US6383182B1 | Directional microwave ablation instrument with off-set energy delivery portion | Human Necessities | 104 | Expired |
| US6312427A | Directional reflector shield assembly for a microwave ablation instrument | Human Necessities | 86 | Expired |
| US7387627B2 | Vacuum-assisted securing apparatus for a microwave ablation instrument | Human Necessities | 80 | Expired |
| US7115126B2 | Directional microwave ablation instrument with off-set energy delivery portion | Human Necessities | 77 | Expired |
| US7815637B2 | Radio-frequency-based catheter system with improved deflection and steering mechanisms | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 70 | Active |
| US7594913B2 | Radio-frequency based catheter system and method for ablating biological tissues | Human Necessities | 61 | Active |
| US7070595B2 | Radio-frequency based catheter system and method for ablating biological tissues | Human Necessities | 58 | Expired |
| US8152799B2 | Radio frequency-based catheter system with improved deflection and steering mechanisms | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 52 | Active |
| US6941953B2 | Preformed catheter set for use with a linear ablation system to produce ablation lines in the left and right atrium for treatment of atrial fibrillation | Human Necessities | 38 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.