Assignee
EP TECHNOLOGIES
US·242 granted patents·3 pending applications·84,334 citations·filing 1988–2013
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
245 records- 0199US5810802ASystems and methods for controlling tissue ablation using multiple temperature sensing elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 22, 1998·773 cites·50 claims
- 0299US5383874ASystems for identifying catheters and monitoring their useEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 24, 1995·2.5k cites·21 claims
- 0399US5368592AArticulated systems for cardiac ablationEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 29, 1994·1.8k cites·16 claims
- 0498US6500172B1Systems and methods for controlling tissue ablation using multiple temperature sensing elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 31, 2002·254 cites·29 claims
- 0598US6033378ACatheter steering mechanismEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 7, 2000·1.9k cites·14 claims
- 0698US5897552AElectrode and associated systems using thermally insulated temperature sensing elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 27, 1999·1.7k cites·37 claims
- 0798US5871523AHelically wound radio-frequency emitting electrodes for creating lesions in body tissueEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 16, 1999·698 cites·28 claims
- 0898US5797903ATissue heating and ablation systems and methods using porous electrode structures with electrically conductive surfacesEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 25, 1998·574 cites·99 claims
- 0998US5722403ASystems and methods using a porous electrode for ablating and visualizing interior tissue regionsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 3, 1998·840 cites·43 claims
- 1098US5688266AElectrode and associated systems using thermally insulated temperature sensing elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 18, 1997·566 cites·5 claims
- 1198US5605157ASystems and methods for filtering signals derived from biological eventsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 25, 1997·167 cites·34 claims
- 1298US5471982ACardiac mapping and ablation systemsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 5, 1995·780 cites·18 claims
- 1398US5314466AArticulated unidirectional microwave antenna systems for cardiac ablationEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1992·Granted May 24, 1994·2.1k cites·9 claims
- 1498US5257451AMethod of making durable sleeve for enclosing a bendable electrode tip assemblyEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 2, 1993·245 cites·2 claims
- 1597US7063682B1Catheter distal assembly with pull wiresEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 20, 2006·320 cites·28 claims
- 1697US6454758B1Loop structures for supporting multiple electrode elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 24, 2002·382 cites·41 claims
- 1797US5925038AExpandable-collapsible electrode structures for capacitive coupling to tissueEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 20, 1999·480 cites·42 claims
- 1897US5582609ASystems and methods for forming large lesions in body tissue using curvilinear electrode elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 10, 1996·1.1k cites·18 claims
- 1997US5545193AHelically wound radio-frequency emitting electrodes for creating lesions in body tissueEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 13, 1996·582 cites·7 claims
- 2097US5485849ASystem and methods for matching electrical characteristics and propagation velocities in cardiac tissueEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 23, 1996·476 cites·19 claims
- 2197US5254088ACatheter steering mechanismEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1992·Granted Oct 19, 1993·469 cites·10 claims
- 2296US6786905B2Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the bodyEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 7, 2004·439 cites·8 claims
- 2396US6652513B2Tissue heating and ablation systems and methods which predict maximum tissue temperatureEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·504 cites·8 claims
- 2496US6179835B1Expandable-collapsible electrode structures made of electrically conductive materialEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 30, 2001·305 cites·7 claims
- 2596US6142994ASurgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic a therapeutic element within the bodyEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 7, 2000·825 cites·20 claims
- 2696US6071279ABranched structures for supporting multiple electrode elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 6, 2000·784 cites·21 claims
- 2796US5991650ASurface coatings for catheters, direct contacting diagnostic and therapeutic devicesEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 23, 1999·500 cites·14 claims
- 2896US5871525ASteerable ablation catheter systemEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 16, 1999·486 cites·6 claims
- 2996US5688267ASystems and methods for sensing multiple temperature conditions during tissue ablationEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 18, 1997·1k cites·28 claims
- 3096US5531686ACatheter steering mechanismEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 2, 1996·353 cites·7 claims
- 3196US5509419ACardiac mapping and ablation systemsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 23, 1996·357 cites·5 claims
- 3296US5363861AElectrode tip assembly with variable resistance to bendingEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 15, 1994·487 cites·7 claims
- 3395US6658279B2Ablation and imaging catheterEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 2, 2003·435 cites·19 claims
- 3495US6379366B1Devices for installing stasis reducing means in body tissueEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·330 cites·22 claims
- 3595US6214002B1Structures and methods for deploying electrode elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 10, 2001·356 cites·30 claims
- 3695US6132438ADevices for installing stasis reducing means in body tissueEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 17, 2000·543 cites·11 claims
- 3795US5910129ACatheter distal assembly with pull wiresEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 8, 1999·830 cites·18 claims
- 3895US5904651ASystems and methods for visualizing tissue during diagnostic or therapeutic proceduresEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted May 18, 1999·765 cites·63 claims
- 3995US5800432ASystems and methods for actively cooling ablation electrodes using diodesEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 1, 1998·513 cites·6 claims
- 4095US5740808ASystems and methods for guilding diagnostic or therapeutic devices in interior tissue regionsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 21, 1998·984 cites·28 claims
- 4195US5651780ASystems for identifying catheters and monitoring their useEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 29, 1997·964 cites·16 claims
- 4295US5309910ACardiac mapping and ablation systemsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1992·Granted May 10, 1994·617 cites·5 claims
- 4395US5293869ACardiac probe with dynamic support for maintaining constant surface contact during heart systole and diastoleEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1992·Granted Mar 15, 1994·878 cites·9 claims
- 4494US6736811B2Expandable-collapsible electrode structures made of electrically conductive materialEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2002·Granted May 18, 2004·282 cites·24 claims
- 4594US6544262B2Structures and methods for deploying electrode elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 8, 2003·259 cites·19 claims
- 4694US6456864B1Systems and methods for guiding movable electrode elements within multiple-electrode structuresEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 24, 2002·325 cites·26 claims
- 4794US6428536B2Expandable-collapsible electrode structures made of electrically conductive materialEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 6, 2002·305 cites·7 claims
- 4894US6402746B1Branched structures for supporting multiple electrode elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 11, 2002·285 cites·21 claims
- 4994US6142993ACollapsible spline structure using a balloon as an expanding actuatorEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 7, 2000·890 cites·16 claims
- 5094US6106522ASystems and methods for forming elongated lesion patterns in body tissue using straight or curvilinear electrode elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 22, 2000·342 cites·10 claims
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