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James F. Kelley
Also filed as: KELLEY JAMES · KELLEY JAMES F · KELLEY JAMES FRANK
36 granted patents·6 pending applications·4,452 citations·filing 1991–2022
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42 records- 0199US5919215AAttachment apparatus for an implantable medical device employing ultrasonic energyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 6, 1999·587 cites·3 claims
- 0299US5897578AAttachment apparatus and method for an implantable medical device employing ultrasonic energyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 27, 1999·465 cites·2 claims
- 0398US5871514AAttachment apparatus for an implantable medical device employing ultrasonic energyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 16, 1999·623 cites·8 claims
- 0497US8060185B2Navigation system for cardiac therapiesHUNTER MARK W·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 15, 2011·296 cites·21 claims
- 0596US7599730B2Navigation system for cardiac therapiesMEDTRONIC NAVIGATION INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 6, 2009·678 cites·44 claims
- 0693US8467853B2Navigation system for cardiac therapiesHUNTER MARK W·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 18, 2013·61 cites·21 claims
- 0792US8180428B2Methods and systems for use in selecting cardiac pacing sitesKAISER DANIEL R·Filed 2009·Granted May 15, 2012·174 cites·30 claims
- 0891US6836687B2Method and system for delivery of a medical electrical lead within a venous systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 28, 2004·200 cites·18 claims
- 0990US6733500B2Method and system for delivering a medical electrical lead within a venous systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 11, 2004·183 cites·32 claims
- 1089US7497844B2System and method for positioning implantable medical devices within coronary veinsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 3, 2009·129 cites·16 claims
- 1186US6743227B2Intraluminal visualization system with deflectable mechanismMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·132 cites·14 claims
- 1284US9656063B2Method and system for placement of electrical lead inside heartMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 23, 2017·14 cites·13 claims
- 1384US6832478B2Shape memory alloy actuatorsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 21, 2004·47 cites·37 claims
- 1483US6205358B1Method of making ultrasonically welded, staked of swaged components in an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 20, 2001·178 cites·8 claims
- 1580US8409219B2Method and system for placement of electrical lead inside heartKELLEY JAMES F·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 2, 2013·24 cites·15 claims
- 1679US7818040B2Deflectable medical therapy delivery device having common lumen profileMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 19, 2010·78 cites·36 claims
- 1779US7092765B2Non-sheath based medical device delivery systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 15, 2006·136 cites·49 claims
- 1878US7658709B2Shape memory alloy actuatorsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 9, 2010·27 cites·28 claims
- 1978US7065394B2Guide catheterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 20, 2006·27 cites·11 claims
- 2076US7231253B2IMD connector header with grommet retainerMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 12, 2007·86 cites·6 claims
- 2175US10328243B2System and method for positioning implantable medical devices within coronary veinsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 25, 2019·5 cites·12 claims
- 2275US7187974B2Ultrasonically welded, staked or swaged components in an implantable medical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 6, 2007·65 cites·11 claims
- 2370US6150473APolyetherimide resin/polyester resin blends having improved propertiesGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 21, 2000·24 cites·15 claims
- 2466US5198033AContinuous plasma surface treatment apparatus for running length polymeric tubingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 30, 1993·17 cites·11 claims
- 2564US6939338B2Methods and apparatus for imparting curves in elongated medical cathetersMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 6, 2005·31 cites·19 claims
- 2663US8509916B2Bilumen guide catheters for accessing cardiac sitesBYRD CHARLES L·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 13, 2013·39 cites·9 claims
- 2761US5871515AAttachment apparatus and method for an implantable medical device employing ultrasonic energyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 16, 1999·61 cites·14 claims
- 2861US5277753AContinuous plasma surface treatment method for elongated, flexible, clear polymeric tubingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 11, 1994·15 cites·5 claims
- 2959US9579161B2Method and apparatus for tracking a patientHARTMANN STEVEN L·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 28, 2017·2 cites·28 claims
- 3059US2019307988A1System and method for positioning implantable medical devices within coronary veinsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 3159US2009005758A1Guide catheterSHAH SONAR·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3258US7162309B2Epicardial lead delivery system and methodMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 9, 2007·16 cites·12 claims
- 3355US11666280B2Catheter having a fiber optic force sensor with a mirror having a patterned reflectanceLAKE REGION MFG INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 6, 2023·0 cites·28 claims
- 3453US2010203234A1Shape memory alloy actuatorsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3552US6586671B1Above ground track signal terminal apparatusINTERRAIL SIGNAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 1, 2003·17 cites·9 claims
- 3651US2004073158A1Guide catheterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3748US8734397B2System and method for positioning implantable medical devices within coronary veinsSPEAR STANTEN C·Filed 2009·Granted May 27, 2014·0 cites·24 claims
- 3845US2010030063A1System and method for tracking an instrumentMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 3944US2009125078A1Selecting cardiac pacing sitesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4033US5282466ASystem for disabling oximeter in presence of ambient lightMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1991·Granted Feb 1, 1994·9 cites·9 claims
- 4131US5324769AThermally stable blends of polyphenylene ether, diene based rubber and an antioxidant/metal deactivatorGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 28, 1994·1 cites·6 claims
- 4227US5341804ASystem for disabling oximeter in presence of ambient lightMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 30, 1994·5 cites·7 claims
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