Inventor
STENER LESTER O
US47 patents
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MEDTRONIC INC
36 patentsUS10004467B2Jun 26, 2018
Guidance system for localization and cannulation of the coronary sinus
MEDTRONIC INC21 citations91
US9937322B2Apr 10, 2018
Assemblies and methods for deflectable shaft catheters
MEDTRONIC INC19 citations86
US11331475B2May 17, 2022
Tether assemblies for medical device delivery systems
MEDTRONIC INC12 citations85
US9867964B2Jan 16, 2018
Interventional medical systems, assemblies, and construction methods
MEDTRONIC INC16 citations84
US8690859B2Apr 8, 2014
Catheter apparatus
MEDTRONIC INC11 citations84
US10159834B2Dec 25, 2018
Compact implantable medical device and delivery device
MEDTRONIC INC10 citations83
US11931567B2Mar 19, 2024
Tether assemblies for medical device delivery systems
MEDTRONIC INC2 citations73
US8753330B2Jun 17, 2014
Tools and methods related to catheter delivery
MEDTRONIC INC5 citations73
US11219760B2Jan 11, 2022
Compact implantable medical device and delivery device
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations72
US11524143B2Dec 13, 2022
Catheter with distal and proximal fixation members
MEDTRONIC INC2 citations67
US12178470B2Dec 31, 2024
Extravascular implant tools utilizing a bore-in mechanism and implant techniques using such tools
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations63
US11083491B2Aug 10, 2021
Extravascular implant tools utilizing a bore-in mechanism and implant techniques using such tools
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations63
US12594420B2Apr 7, 2026
Tether assemblies for medical device delivery systems
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US12329411B2Jun 17, 2025
Tether assemblies for medical device retrieval systems
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US12172004B2Dec 24, 2024
Compact implantable medical device and delivery device
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US11617600B2Apr 4, 2023
Apparatus for forming a passageway in tissue and associated interventional medical systems
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US10448971B2Oct 22, 2019
Apparatus for forming a passageway in tissue and associated interventional medical systems
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations62
US8348926B2Jan 8, 2013
Catheter apparatus
MEDTRONIC INC4 citations62
US8348927B2Jan 8, 2013
Tools and methods related to catheter delivery
MEDTRONIC INC4 citations62
US12194257B2Jan 14, 2025
Shuttle apparatus and associated systems and methods
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations61
US11844547B2Dec 19, 2023
Medical tools and methods for gaining access to extravascular spaces
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations61
US11207504B2Dec 28, 2021
Shuttle apparatus and associated systems and methods
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations61
US11197996B2Dec 14, 2021
Delivery device for delivery of implantable or insertable medical devices
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations61
US10695089B2Jun 30, 2020
Medical tools and methods for gaining access to extravascular spaces
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations61
US11523782B2Dec 13, 2022
Guidance system for localization and cannulation of the coronary sinus
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations60
US9463314B2Oct 11, 2016
Delivery catheter apparatus and methods
MEDTRONIC INC2 citations58
US11090081B2Aug 17, 2021
Extravascular medical access tools having boring tip and methods of using such tools
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations57
US11524139B2Dec 13, 2022
Catheter with active return curve
MEDTRONIC INC1 citations56
US12151100B2Nov 26, 2024
Tether assemblies for medical device delivery systems
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations52
US11938279B2Mar 26, 2024
Valve clamp for device delivery catheter handle
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations52
US11826074B2Nov 28, 2023
Medical device delivery system with internal ribs and vents
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations52
US9352094B2May 31, 2016
Medical delivery systems and apparatus
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations52
US9669189B2Jun 6, 2017
Medical delivery systems and apparatus
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations50
US12496084B2Dec 16, 2025
Tunneling and insertion tool for implantable medical device
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations49
US10245072B2Apr 2, 2019
Extravascular medical access tools having boring tip and methods of using such tools
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations46
US10265098B2Apr 23, 2019
Multi-purpose medical tools and methods for gaining access to extravascular spaces in a patient
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations38
DRAKE RONALD A
4 patentsUS8394079B2Mar 12, 2013
Medical delivery systems and apparatus
DRAKE RONALD A64 citations97
US8147275B1Apr 3, 2012
Interface adapters for implantable medical electrical leads having a sidewall with an opening with a canted edge
DRAKE RONALD A20 citations92
US8734398B2May 27, 2014
Sealing for medical devices/instruments
DRAKE RONALD A6 citations83
US8298209B2Oct 30, 2012
Sealing for medical devices/instruments
DRAKE RONALD A4 citations62