Inventor
SKARDA JAMES R
US27 patents
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MEDTRONIC INC
21 patentsUS7824399B2Nov 2, 2010
Ablation system and method of use
MEDTRONIC INC116 citations99
US7771421B2Aug 10, 2010
Ablation catheter assembly with radially decreasing helix and method of use
MEDTRONIC INC232 citations99
US7706882B2Apr 27, 2010
Methods of using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area
MEDTRONIC INC143 citations99
US7367972B2May 6, 2008
Ablation system
MEDTRONIC INC312 citations99
US7331948B2Feb 19, 2008
Catheter and catheter fabrication method
MEDTRONIC INC152 citations99
US7285119B2Oct 23, 2007
Ablation catheter assembly and method for isolating a pulmonary vein
MEDTRONIC INC311 citations99
US7029470B2Apr 18, 2006
Ablation system and method of use
MEDTRONIC INC188 citations99
US6702811B2Mar 9, 2004
Ablation catheter assembly with radially decreasing helix and method of use
MEDTRONIC INC662 citations99
US6663627B2Dec 16, 2003
Ablation system and method of use
MEDTRONIC INC457 citations99
US6659981B2Dec 9, 2003
Medical device delivery catheter with distal locator
MEDTRONIC INC158 citations99
US6648883B2Nov 18, 2003
Ablation system and method of use
MEDTRONIC INC515 citations99
US7156843B2Jan 2, 2007
Irrigated focal ablation tip
MEDTRONIC INC113 citations98
US7104989B2Sep 12, 2006
RF ablation catheter including a virtual electrode assembly
MEDTRONIC INC154 citations98
US7682358B2Mar 23, 2010
Steerable catheter
MEDTRONIC INC95 citations95
US6945956B2Sep 20, 2005
Steerable catheter
MEDTRONIC INC404 citations95
US7175734B2Feb 13, 2007
Porous medical catheter and methods of manufacture
MEDTRONIC INC71 citations94
US9724119B2Aug 8, 2017
Methods of using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area containing a plurality of lesions
MEDTRONIC INC33 citations93
US9931134B2Apr 3, 2018
Methods of using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area containing a plurality of lesions
MEDTRONIC INC5 citations83
US10335280B2Jul 2, 2019
Method for ablating target tissue of a patient
MEDTRONIC INC3 citations73
US9949831B2Apr 24, 2018
Image-guided heart valve placement
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations52
US10589130B2Mar 17, 2020
Methods of using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area containing a plurality of lesions
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations51