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Gerald Melsky
Also filed as: MELSKY GERALD · MELSKY GERALD S
40 granted patents·24 pending applications·3,406 citations·filing 1988–2025
98Inventor score
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64 records- 0196US4955861ADual access infusion and monitoring systemTHEREX CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 11, 1990·436 cites·11 claims
- 0295US7935108B2Deflectable sheath cathetersCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2005·Granted May 3, 2011·128 cites·5 claims
- 0393US8267932B2Deflectable sheath cathetersBAXTER LINCOLN S·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 18, 2012·110 cites·25 claims
- 0493US6506208B2Surgical instrumentFiled 2001·Granted Jan 14, 2003·429 cites·55 claims
- 0593US5575770AImplantable drug infusion system with safe bolus capabilityTHEREX CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 19, 1996·384 cites·12 claims
- 0692US8231613B2Deflectable sheath cathetersBAXTER LINCOLN·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 31, 2012·78 cites·27 claims
- 0790US6358268B1Surgical instrumentHUNT ROBERT B·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 19, 2002·368 cites·17 claims
- 0890US5045060AImplantable infusion deviceTHEREX CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 3, 1991·266 cites·5 claims
- 0989US11883094B2Ablation system with automated ablation energy elementCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 30, 2024·1 cites·23 claims
- 1089US6755318B2Limited flow cupsRELIANT MEDICALS PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 29, 2004·45 cites·21 claims
- 1188US5704915AHemodialysis access deviceTHEREX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 6, 1998·310 cites·19 claims
- 1288US4978338AImplantable infusion apparatusTHEREX CORP·Filed 1988·Granted Dec 18, 1990·240 cites·45 claims
- 1385US10154888B2System and method for visual confirmation of pulmonary vein isolation during abalation proceduresCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 18, 2018·7 cites·14 claims
- 1484US11389236B2Ablation system with automated ablation energy elementCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 19, 2022·4 cites·19 claims
- 1584US9861437B2Guided cardiac ablation cathetersCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 9, 2018·4 cites·18 claims
- 1683US6638237B1Left ventricular conduits and methods for deliveryPERCARDIA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 28, 2003·85 cites·54 claims
- 1782US4973319ASlit valve medical catheterTHEREX CORP·Filed 1989·Granted Nov 27, 1990·175 cites·13 claims
- 1881US8900219B2System and method for visualizing tissue during ablation proceduresSINOFSKY EDWARD L·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 2, 2014·30 cites·13 claims
- 1981US8702688B2Cardiac ablation image analysis system and processMELSKY GERALD·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 22, 2014·15 cites·11 claims
- 2079US11246476B2Method for visualizing tissue with an ICG dye composition during ablation proceduresCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 15, 2022·2 cites·10 claims
- 2178US11207505B2Balloon catheter and fluid management system thereofCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 28, 2021·2 cites·12 claims
- 2278US6964652B2Left ventricular conduits and methods for deliveryPERCARDIA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 15, 2005·58 cites·20 claims
- 2377US8696653B2Cardiac ablation system with pulsed aiming lightMELSKY GERALD·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 15, 2014·11 cites·8 claims
- 2476US9421066B2System and method for visualizing tissue during ablation proceduresCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 23, 2016·6 cites·13 claims
- 2576US2024197395A1Ablation system with automated ablation energy elementCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2673US9033961B2Cardiac ablation catheters for forming overlapping lesionsMELSKY GERALD·Filed 2009·Granted May 19, 2015·12 cites·18 claims
- 2771US2024041525A1Ablation Catheters with Multiple Endoscopes and Imaging Chip Endoscopes and System for Altering an Orientation of an Endoscopic ImageCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2870US8540704B2Guided cardiac ablation cathetersMELSKY GERALD·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 24, 2013·37 cites·29 claims
- 2969US10926067B2Balloon catheter and fluid management system thereofCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 23, 2021·1 cites·15 claims
- 3069US8187217B2TMR shuntRENATI RICHARD J·Filed 2005·Granted May 29, 2012·6 cites·19 claims
- 3169US5147483AImplantable infusion device and method of manufacture thereofTHEREX CORP·Filed 1990·Granted Sep 15, 1992·131 cites·6 claims
- 3266US11957856B2Balloon catheter and fluid management system thereofCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 16, 2024·0 cites·8 claims
- 3366USD851245SCompliant balloonCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 11, 2019·10 cites·1 claims
- 3466US2025352113A1Ablation Catheters with Deployable Electrode Structures for Use in Ablation and Electrophysiological MappingCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3566US2025352031A1Ablation Catheters with Deployable Electrode Structures for Use in Ablation and Electrophysiological MappingCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3663USD934268SDisplay screen or portion thereof with graphical user interfaceCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 26, 2021·8 cites·1 claims
- 3763US2022142708A1Ablation Catheters with Multiple Endoscopes and Imaging Chip Endoscopes and System for Altering an Orientation of an Endoscopic ImageCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 3862US11832878B2Ablation system with automated ablation energy elementCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 5, 2023·0 cites·6 claims
- 3960US11484692B2Balloon catheter and fluid management system thereofCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 1, 2022·0 cites·10 claims
- 4059US2021386980A1Balloon catheter and fluid management system thereofCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4156US2024390053A1Deployable structures to provide electrodes on the surface of an endoscopically guided laser ablation catheter for use in ablation and electrophysiological mappingCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4256US2009275934A1Ablation instrument having deflectable sheath catheters with out-of plane bent tipCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4354US12336757B2Endoscopically guided ablation catheters with thermally resistant balloonsCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 24, 2025·0 cites·8 claims
- 4453US11344365B2Ablation system with automated sweeping ablation energy elementCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 31, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4553US10806910B2Balloon catheter and fluid management system thereofCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 20, 2020·0 cites·17 claims
- 4653US2014031802A1Guided cardiac ablation cathetersCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4752USD958814SDisplay screen or portion thereof with graphical user interfaceCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 26, 2022·1 cites·1 claims
- 4852US7854342B2Limited flow cupRELIANT MEDICAL PRODUCTS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 21, 2010·6 cites·40 claims
- 4952US2013012923A1Deflectable sheath cathetersCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 5051US2022323143A1Deployable structures to provide electrodes on the surface of an endoscopically guided laser ablation catheter for use in ablation and electrophysiological mappingCARDIOFOCUS INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
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