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Matthias Vaska
Also filed as: VASKA MATTHIAS
61 granted patents·16 pending applications·11,229 citations·filing 1996–2017
99Inventor score
Files withVASKA MATTHIAS15EPICOR MEDICAL INC12EPICOR INC10APNICURE INC8ST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL8
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77 records- 0198US6613069B2Tunneling instrument for port access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgeryHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 2, 2003·1.4k cites·6 claims
- 0298US6161543AMethods of epicardial ablation for creating a lesion around the pulmonary veinsEPICOR INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 19, 2000·1.2k cites·11 claims
- 0396US7387126B2Surgical system and procedure for treatment of medically refractory atrial fibrillationST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 17, 2008·182 cites·16 claims
- 0496US6805128B1Apparatus and method for ablating tissueEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 19, 2004·362 cites·8 claims
- 0596US6689128B2Methods and devices for ablationEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 10, 2004·418 cites·3 claims
- 0696US6645202B1Apparatus and method for ablating tissueEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 11, 2003·484 cites·56 claims
- 0796US6314963B1Method of ablating tissue from an epicardial locationEPICOR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 13, 2001·689 cites·19 claims
- 0895US8057465B2Methods and devices for ablationSLIWA JR JOHN W·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 15, 2011·123 cites·22 claims
- 0995US6805129B1Apparatus and method for ablating tissueEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 19, 2004·387 cites·15 claims
- 1095US6719755B2Methods and devices for ablationEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 13, 2004·323 cites·9 claims
- 1195US6701931B2Methods and devices for ablationEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 9, 2004·348 cites·6 claims
- 1295US6314962B1Method of ablating tissue around the pulmonary veinsEPICOR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 13, 2001·573 cites·19 claims
- 1395US6311692B1Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological diseaseEPICOR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 6, 2001·530 cites·11 claims
- 1494US9055959B2Methods and devices for ablationVASKA MATTHIAS·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 16, 2015·101 cites·21 claims
- 1593US6858026B2Methods and devices for ablationEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 22, 2005·231 cites·5 claims
- 1693US6484727B1Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological diseaseEPICOR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 26, 2002·399 cites·15 claims
- 1793US6474340B1Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological diseaseEPICOR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 5, 2002·411 cites·15 claims
- 1892US6949095B2Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological diseaseEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 27, 2005·185 cites·5 claims
- 1992US6840936B2Methods and devices for ablationEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 11, 2005·252 cites·11 claims
- 2092US6237605B1Methods of epicardial ablationEPICOR INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 29, 2001·982 cites·49 claims
- 2191US9610190B2Methods and systems for improving airway patencyAPNICURE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 4, 2017·9 cites·16 claims
- 2290US9549795B2Saliva management system with continuous flow through oral deviceAPNICURE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 24, 2017·10 cites·7 claims
- 2390US8721636B2Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological diseaseVASKA MATTHIAS·Filed 2005·Granted May 13, 2014·45 cites·18 claims
- 2490US7824403B2Methods and devices for ablationST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 2, 2010·51 cites·18 claims
- 2590US5830214AFluid-evacuating electrosurgical deviceHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 3, 1998·317 cites·28 claims
- 2689US8122889B2Methods and systems for improving airway patencyVASKA MATTHIAS·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 28, 2012·35 cites·120 claims
- 2789US8074656B2Methods and systems for creating pressure gradients to improve airway patencyVASKA MATTHIAS·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 13, 2011·31 cites·19 claims
- 2889US6971394B2Methods and devices for ablationEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 6, 2005·169 cites·11 claims
- 2988US8122890B2Methods and systems for saliva management with an oral deviceVASKA MATTHIAS·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 28, 2012·28 cites·15 claims
- 3087US9655768B2Oral device for mandibular advancement and medial tongue constraintAPNICURE INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 23, 2017·8 cites·25 claims
- 3187US8505540B2Methods and systems for improving airway patencyVASKA MATTHIAS·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 13, 2013·16 cites·18 claims
- 3287US8002771B2Surgical system and procedure for treatment of medically refractory atrial fibrillationST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 23, 2011·23 cites·31 claims
- 3387US7052493B2Methods and devices for ablationEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 30, 2006·140 cites·7 claims
- 3487US6494211B1Device and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgeryHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 17, 2002·175 cites·40 claims
- 3586US10245175B2Saliva management system with continuous flow through oral deviceSOMNICS INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 2, 2019·5 cites·6 claims
- 3686US8701672B2Methods and systems for saliva management with an oral deviceVASKA MATTHIAS·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 22, 2014·14 cites·12 claims
- 3786US8387620B1Oral device for anterior advancement and medial constraint of the tongueVASKA MATTHIAS·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 5, 2013·20 cites·28 claims
- 3885US8667970B2Airway device with tongue-engaging memberAPNICURE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 11, 2014·16 cites·26 claims
- 3985US6478029B1Devices and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgeryHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 12, 2002·158 cites·7 claims
- 4084US10772756B2Oral device for mandibular advancement and medial tongue constraintSOMNICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 15, 2020·5 cites·19 claims
- 4184US10646671B2Methods and systems for improving airway patencySOMNICS INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 12, 2020·3 cites·43 claims
- 4284US8211096B2Apparatus and method for ablating tissuePLESS BENJAMIN·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 3, 2012·23 cites·12 claims
- 4384US7674257B2Apparatus and method for ablating tissueST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 9, 2010·91 cites·46 claims
- 4484US7517345B2Surgical system and procedure for treatment of medically refractory atrial fibrillationST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 14, 2009·16 cites·5 claims
- 4584US6929010B2Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological diseaseEPICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 16, 2005·86 cites·3 claims
- 4683US8656922B2Methods and systems for improving airway patencyVASKA MATTHIAS·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 25, 2014·11 cites·28 claims
- 4783US8177780B2Surgical system and procedure for treatment of medically refractory atrial fibrillationCOX JAMES L·Filed 2009·Granted May 15, 2012·15 cites·21 claims
- 4878US8573223B2Airway device with tongue-engaging memberPODMORE JONATHAN L·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 5, 2013·11 cites·15 claims
- 4977US7857811B2Methods and devices for ablationST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 28, 2010·11 cites·29 claims
- 5076US9241825B2Oral device for mandibular advancement and medial tongue constraintAPNICURE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 26, 2016·8 cites·21 claims
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