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Ronald A. Drake
Also filed as: DRAKE RONALD · DRAKE RONALD A · DRAKE RONALD ALAN
70 granted patents·17 pending applications·391 citations·filing 1998–2025
98Inventor score
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87 records- 0198US11331475B2Tether assemblies for medical device delivery systemsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 17, 2022·12 cites·22 claims
- 0295US8394079B2Medical delivery systems and apparatusDRAKE RONALD A·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 12, 2013·64 cites·11 claims
- 0394US11931567B2Tether assemblies for medical device delivery systemsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 19, 2024·2 cites·20 claims
- 0493US9937322B2Assemblies and methods for deflectable shaft cathetersMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 10, 2018·19 cites·24 claims
- 0593US6164605ABrake line captured band clampGEN MOTORS CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 26, 2000·96 cites·11 claims
- 0692US10463853B2Interventional medical systemsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 5, 2019·19 cites·12 claims
- 0791US9867964B2Interventional medical systems, assemblies, and construction methodsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 16, 2018·16 cites·22 claims
- 0890US10159834B2Compact implantable medical device and delivery deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 25, 2018·10 cites·29 claims
- 0988US8147275B1Interface adapters for implantable medical electrical leads having a sidewall with an opening with a canted edgeDRAKE RONALD A·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 3, 2012·20 cites·33 claims
- 1086US10143839B1Lead navigation guidanceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 4, 2018·7 cites·40 claims
- 1184US11524143B2Catheter with distal and proximal fixation membersMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 13, 2022·2 cites·18 claims
- 1284US10004467B2Guidance system for localization and cannulation of the coronary sinusMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 26, 2018·21 cites·19 claims
- 1383US2025073457A1Compact implantable medical device and delivery deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1481US9155868B2Delivery catheter apparatus and methodsMEDTRONICS INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 13, 2015·17 cites·21 claims
- 1581US8690859B2Catheter apparatusMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 8, 2014·11 cites·14 claims
- 1679US11504536B2Method and apparatus for atrial event detectionMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 22, 2022·3 cites·13 claims
- 1779US10874850B2Impedance-based verification for delivery of implantable medical devicesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 29, 2020·6 cites·28 claims
- 1878US2025332406A1Lead construction including alignable marker elementsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1977US11524139B2Catheter with active return curveMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 13, 2022·1 cites·21 claims
- 2074US12172004B2Compact implantable medical device and delivery deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 24, 2024·0 cites·14 claims
- 2174US8734398B2Sealing for medical devices/instrumentsDRAKE RONALD A·Filed 2012·Granted May 27, 2014·6 cites·8 claims
- 2273US12296177B2Delivery systems and methods for left ventricular pacingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 13, 2025·1 cites·12 claims
- 2373US11219760B2Compact implantable medical device and delivery deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 11, 2022·1 cites·10 claims
- 2473US8920432B2Lead delivery device and methodDRAKE RONALD ALAN·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 30, 2014·12 cites·6 claims
- 2573US8229572B2Lead delivery device and methodDRAKE RONALD A·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 24, 2012·13 cites·16 claims
- 2673US2024299755A1Implantable medical device delivery for cardiac therapyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2772US8753330B2Tools and methods related to catheter deliveryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 17, 2014·5 cites·8 claims
- 2872US2025262441A1Delivery systems and methods for left ventricular pacingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2971US12357812B2Lead construction including alignable marker elementsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 15, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 3071US11207504B2Shuttle apparatus and associated systems and methodsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 28, 2021·1 cites·10 claims
- 3171US10898720B2Impedance sensingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 26, 2021·1 cites·23 claims
- 3271US9463314B2Delivery catheter apparatus and methodsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 11, 2016·2 cites·5 claims
- 3370US12194257B2Shuttle apparatus and associated systems and methodsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 3470US11197996B2Delivery device for delivery of implantable or insertable medical devicesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 14, 2021·1 cites·35 claims
- 3569US10448971B2Apparatus for forming a passageway in tissue and associated interventional medical systemsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 22, 2019·1 cites·22 claims
- 3669US8348926B2Catheter apparatusMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 8, 2013·4 cites·13 claims
- 3769US8348927B2Tools and methods related to catheter deliveryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 8, 2013·4 cites·19 claims
- 3869US8298209B2Sealing for medical devices/instrumentsDRAKE RONALD A·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 30, 2012·4 cites·11 claims
- 3967US11083491B2Extravascular implant tools utilizing a bore-in mechanism and implant techniques using such toolsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 10, 2021·1 cites·7 claims
- 4066US9067042B2Steerable stylet with guidewire tipGARDESKI KENNETH C·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 30, 2015·4 cites·11 claims
- 4165US10695089B2Medical tools and methods for gaining access to extravascular spacesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 30, 2020·1 cites·25 claims
- 4264US12178470B2Extravascular implant tools utilizing a bore-in mechanism and implant techniques using such toolsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 31, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 4364US11844547B2Medical tools and methods for gaining access to extravascular spacesMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 19, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 4464US11511119B2Impedance sensingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 29, 2022·0 cites·18 claims
- 4564US10729456B2Systems and methods for deploying an implantable medical electrical leadMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 4, 2020·1 cites·18 claims
- 4663US2023114983A1Catheter with active return curveMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4763US2023073097A1Catheter with deflectable shaftMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4862US12329411B2Tether assemblies for medical device retrieval systemsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 17, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4960US12274842B2Guide wire systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2022·Granted Apr 15, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 5060US12194293B2Implantable medical leadMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 14, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
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