Inventor
HOWARD BRIAN T
US20 patents
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MEDTRONIC INC
19 patentsUS11052246B2Jul 6, 2021
Expandable elements for delivery of electric fields
MEDTRONIC INC13 citations85
US11229478B2Jan 25, 2022
Profile parameter selection algorithm for electroporation
MEDTRONIC INC6 citations83
US10569081B2Feb 25, 2020
Stacked potential electroporation
MEDTRONIC INC10 citations83
US11464968B2Oct 11, 2022
Stacked potential electroporation
MEDTRONIC INC4 citations72
US10849677B2Dec 1, 2020
Methods of ensuring pulsed field ablation generator system electrical safety
MEDTRONIC INC5 citations71
US11364072B2Jun 21, 2022
Catheter electrodes for energy management
MEDTRONIC INC3 citations64
US11318306B2May 3, 2022
Expandable elements for delivery of electric fields
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations62
US12303184B2May 20, 2025
Methods of ensuring pulsed field ablation generator system electrical safety
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations61
US11633121B2Apr 25, 2023
Ablation check pulse routine and integration for electroporation
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations61
US12383328B2Aug 12, 2025
Profile parameter selection algorithm for electroporation
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations60
US12023084B2Jul 2, 2024
Profile parameter selection algorithm for electroporation
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations60
US11612424B2Mar 28, 2023
Methods of recognizing and eliminating arcs and arc induced plasma during energy delivery in tissue
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations59
US12127778B2Oct 29, 2024
Focal pulsed field ablation devices and methods
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations51
US11457976B2Oct 4, 2022
Directionally focused ablation device
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations51
US12582468B2Mar 24, 2026
Application of non-therapeutic waveforms with gradient sensing to predict pulsed field ablation (PFA) fields
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations49
US12171484B2Dec 24, 2024
Safety default return path for electric field therapy
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations49
US12446955B2Oct 21, 2025
Variable impedance paths for delivery of electric fields
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations47
US11207131B2Dec 28, 2021
Reverse irrigation for embolic mitigation
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations44
US12544124B2Feb 10, 2026
Multiple pulse width trains to enhance ablation homogeneity in highly oriented cellular substrates
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations40