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James G. Whayne
Also filed as: SWANSON DAVID K · WHAYNE JAMES · WHAYNE JAMES G
221 granted patents·38 pending applications·52,105 citations·filing 1994–2023
99Inventor score
Files withEP TECHNOLOGIES111CONVERGE MEDICAL INC23ATRICURE INC21SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC19WHAYNE JAMES G19
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259 records- 0199US5810802ASystems and methods for controlling tissue ablation using multiple temperature sensing elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 22, 1998·773 cites·50 claims
- 0298US8267951B2Dissecting cannula and methods of use thereofWHAYNE JAMES G·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 18, 2012·1.4k cites·13 claims
- 0398US6648901B2Anastomosis systemsCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 18, 2003·1.1k cites·18 claims
- 0498US6500172B1Systems and methods for controlling tissue ablation using multiple temperature sensing elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 31, 2002·254 cites·29 claims
- 0598US5865791AAtrial appendage stasis reduction procedure and devicesE P TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 2, 1999·1.2k cites·36 claims
- 0698US5797903ATissue heating and ablation systems and methods using porous electrode structures with electrically conductive surfacesEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 25, 1998·574 cites·99 claims
- 0798US5722403ASystems and methods using a porous electrode for ablating and visualizing interior tissue regionsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 3, 1998·840 cites·43 claims
- 0898US5605157ASystems and methods for filtering signals derived from biological eventsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 25, 1997·167 cites·34 claims
- 0997US7063682B1Catheter distal assembly with pull wiresEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 20, 2006·320 cites·28 claims
- 1097US6454758B1Loop structures for supporting multiple electrode elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 24, 2002·382 cites·41 claims
- 1197US5925038AExpandable-collapsible electrode structures for capacitive coupling to tissueEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 20, 1999·480 cites·42 claims
- 1297US5582609ASystems and methods for forming large lesions in body tissue using curvilinear electrode elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 10, 1996·1.1k cites·18 claims
- 1396US6786905B2Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the bodyEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 7, 2004·439 cites·8 claims
- 1496US6488679B1Systems and methods for controlling power in an electrosurgical probeSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 3, 2002·485 cites·25 claims
- 1596US6179835B1Expandable-collapsible electrode structures made of electrically conductive materialEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 30, 2001·305 cites·7 claims
- 1696US6142994ASurgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic a therapeutic element within the bodyEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 7, 2000·825 cites·20 claims
- 1796US6071279ABranched structures for supporting multiple electrode elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 6, 2000·784 cites·21 claims
- 1896US5991650ASurface coatings for catheters, direct contacting diagnostic and therapeutic devicesEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 23, 1999·500 cites·14 claims
- 1995US7582084B2Systems and methods for controlling power in an electrosurgical probeBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 1, 2009·383 cites·9 claims
- 2095US6658279B2Ablation and imaging catheterEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 2, 2003·435 cites·19 claims
- 2195US6389311B1Systems and methods using annotated images for controlling the use of diagnostic or therapeutic instruments in interior body regionsSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 14, 2002·442 cites·9 claims
- 2295US6379366B1Devices for installing stasis reducing means in body tissueEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·330 cites·22 claims
- 2395US6217585B1Mechanical stent and graft delivery systemCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 17, 2001·799 cites·20 claims
- 2495US6214002B1Structures and methods for deploying electrode elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 10, 2001·356 cites·30 claims
- 2595US6132438ADevices for installing stasis reducing means in body tissueEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 17, 2000·543 cites·11 claims
- 2695US6123702ASystems and methods for controlling power in an electrosurgical probeSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 26, 2000·764 cites·33 claims
- 2795US5904651ASystems and methods for visualizing tissue during diagnostic or therapeutic proceduresEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted May 18, 1999·765 cites·63 claims
- 2895US5820591AAssemblies for creating compound curves in distal catheter regionsE P TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 13, 1998·342 cites·13 claims
- 2995US5740808ASystems and methods for guilding diagnostic or therapeutic devices in interior tissue regionsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 21, 1998·984 cites·28 claims
- 3094US7144363B2Systems for heart treatmentEXTENSIA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 5, 2006·296 cites·10 claims
- 3194US6917834B2Devices and methods for creating lesions in endocardial and surrounding tissue to isolate focal arrhythmia substratesBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 12, 2005·435 cites·44 claims
- 3294US6736811B2Expandable-collapsible electrode structures made of electrically conductive materialEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2002·Granted May 18, 2004·282 cites·24 claims
- 3394US6456864B1Systems and methods for guiding movable electrode elements within multiple-electrode structuresEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 24, 2002·325 cites·26 claims
- 3494US6428536B2Expandable-collapsible electrode structures made of electrically conductive materialEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 6, 2002·305 cites·7 claims
- 3594US6402746B1Branched structures for supporting multiple electrode elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 11, 2002·285 cites·21 claims
- 3694US6183468B1Systems and methods for controlling power in an electrosurgical probeSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 6, 2001·621 cites·31 claims
- 3794US6142993ACollapsible spline structure using a balloon as an expanding actuatorEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 7, 2000·890 cites·16 claims
- 3894US6106522ASystems and methods for forming elongated lesion patterns in body tissue using straight or curvilinear electrode elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 22, 2000·342 cites·10 claims
- 3994US5984917ADevice and method for remote insertion of a closed loopEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·482 cites·25 claims
- 4094US5848969ASystems and methods for visualizing interior tissue regions using expandable imaging structuresEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 15, 1998·784 cites·51 claims
- 4194US5836947AFlexible structures having movable splines for supporting electrode elementsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 17, 1998·831 cites·43 claims
- 4293US7572257B2Vacuum coagulation and dissection probesNCONTACT SURGICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 11, 2009·68 cites·25 claims
- 4393US7063698B2Vacuum coagulation probesNCONTACT SURGICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 20, 2006·225 cites·7 claims
- 4493US6788969B2Interactive systems and methods for controlling the use of diagnostic or therapeutic instruments in interior body regionsSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 7, 2004·280 cites·20 claims
- 4593US6494880B1Systems and methods for controlling power in an electrosurgical probeSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 17, 2002·299 cites·21 claims
- 4693US6464700B1Loop structures for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element on the epicardium or other organ surfaceSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 15, 2002·315 cites·16 claims
- 4793US6165169ASystems and methods for identifying the physical, mechanical, and functional attributes of multiple electrode arraysEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 26, 2000·677 cites·20 claims
- 4893US5891136AExpandable-collapsible mesh electrode structuresEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 6, 1999·643 cites·20 claims
- 4993US5840076ATissue heating and ablation systems and methods using electrode structures with distally oriented porous regionsEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 24, 1998·279 cites·79 claims
- 5092US7651528B2Devices, systems and methods for material fixationCAYENNE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 26, 2010·82 cites·18 claims
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