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Russell A. Houser
Also filed as: HOUSER RUSSELL A · HOUSER RUSSELL AARON
58 granted patents·21 pending applications·13,274 citations·filing 1990–2013
99Inventor score
Files withHOUSER RUSSELL A25EP TECHNOLOGIES17CONVERGE MEDICAL INC16ADVANCED CATHETER ENGINEERING2ADVANCED BYPASS TECHNOLOGIES I1
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79 records- 0198US6648901B2Anastomosis systemsCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 18, 2003·1.1k cites·18 claims
- 0298US5871523AHelically wound radio-frequency emitting electrodes for creating lesions in body tissueEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 16, 1999·698 cites·28 claims
- 0397US5545193AHelically wound radio-frequency emitting electrodes for creating lesions in body tissueEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 13, 1996·582 cites·7 claims
- 0495US6626899B2Apparatus and methods for treating tissueNIDUS MEDICAL LLC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 30, 2003·985 cites·97 claims
- 0595US6217585B1Mechanical stent and graft delivery systemCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 17, 2001·799 cites·20 claims
- 0694US6726696B1Patches and collars for medical applications and methods of useADVANCED CATHETER ENGINEERING·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 27, 2004·524 cites·20 claims
- 0794US6540761B2Tissue cutting/tissue removing device with vacuum featureFiled 2001·Granted Apr 1, 2003·313 cites·20 claims
- 0894US5313943ACatheters and methods for performing cardiac diagnosis and treatmentEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1992·Granted May 24, 1994·812 cites·8 claims
- 0993US5865801AMultiple compartmented balloon catheter with external pressure sensingFiled 1995·Granted Feb 2, 1999·648 cites·49 claims
- 1092US7025776B1Arteriotomy closure devices and techniquesADVANCED CATHETER ENGINEERING·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 11, 2006·375 cites·21 claims
- 1192US5673695AMethods for locating and ablating accessory pathways in the heartEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 7, 1997·531 cites·6 claims
- 1291US7182771B1Vascular couplers, techniques, methods, and accessoriesHOUSER RUSSELL A·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 27, 2007·222 cites·28 claims
- 1391US6887249B1Positioning systems for sutureless anastomosis systemsCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 3, 2005·123 cites·23 claims
- 1491US5114423ADilatation catheter assembly with heated balloonADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1990·Granted May 19, 1992·344 cites·5 claims
- 1590US6241724B1Systems and methods for creating lesions in body tissue using segmented electrode assembliesEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 5, 2001·506 cites·13 claims
- 1690US5637090AMultiple electrode element for mapping and ablating heart tissueEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 10, 1997·508 cites·26 claims
- 1789US6361559B1Thermal securing anastomosis systemsCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 26, 2002·261 cites·7 claims
- 1888US6887192B1Heart support to prevent ventricular remodelingCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 3, 2005·146 cites·57 claims
- 1988US5928191AVariable curve electrophysiology catheterEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 27, 1999·232 cites·11 claims
- 2087US7229431B2Rapid exchange catheter with stent deployment, therapeutic infusion, and lesion sampling featuresHOUSER RUSSELL A·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 12, 2007·111 cites·12 claims
- 2187US5989276APercutaneous bypass graft and securing systemADVANCED BYPASS TECHNOLOGIES I·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 23, 1999·332 cites·35 claims
- 2286US7217284B2Apparatus and methods for treating tissueHOUSER RUSSELL A·Filed 2003·Granted May 15, 2007·106 cites·14 claims
- 2385US9345460B2Tissue closure devices, device and systems for delivery, kits and methods thereforHOUSER RUSSELL A·Filed 2010·Granted May 24, 2016·28 cites·27 claims
- 2485US6872204B2Tissue cutting catheter and RF cutting methodRUSSELL A·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 29, 2005·112 cites·15 claims
- 2585US6149681ARadially expanding prostheses and systems for their deploymentCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 21, 2000·271 cites·42 claims
- 2685US5665062AAtherectomy catheter and RF cutting methodFiled 1995·Granted Sep 9, 1997·238 cites·30 claims
- 2784US6740101B2Sutureless anastomosis systemsCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 25, 2004·144 cites·14 claims
- 2884US6494889B1Additional sutureless anastomosis embodimentsCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 17, 2002·144 cites·7 claims
- 2984US5860920ASystems for locating and ablating accessory pathways in the heartEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 19, 1999·291 cites·6 claims
- 3083US6652544B2Percutaneous bypass graft and securing systemCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·78 cites·13 claims
- 3182US6648900B2Anastomosis systemsCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 18, 2003·79 cites·14 claims
- 3281US7178218B1Method of fabricating, artificial limbs incorporating superelastic supportsHOUSER RUSSELL A·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 20, 2007·11 cites·3 claims
- 3381US6293955B1Percutaneous bypass graft and securing systemCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 25, 2001·208 cites·20 claims
- 3479US7083631B2Percutaneous bypass graft and securing systemCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 1, 2006·73 cites·10 claims
- 3578US6936024B1Percutaneous transmyocardial revascularization (PTMR) systemFiled 2000·Granted Aug 30, 2005·96 cites·29 claims
- 3678US6916035B2Athletic devices and other devices with superelastic componentsFiled 2002·Granted Jul 12, 2005·22 cites·16 claims
- 3777US8961541B2Vascular closure devices, systems, and methods of useHOUSER RUSSELL A·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 24, 2015·15 cites·46 claims
- 3876US8992567B1Compressible, deformable, or deflectable tissue closure devices and method of manufactureHOUSER RUSSELL A·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 31, 2015·15 cites·31 claims
- 3975US6852132B1Artificial limbs incorporating superelastic supportsHOUSER RUSSELL A·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 8, 2005·59 cites·16 claims
- 4075US6632196B1Dual balloon catheter and method of useHOUSER RUSSELL A·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 14, 2003·192 cites·20 claims
- 4175US6599302B2Aortic aneurysm treatment systemsCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 29, 2003·83 cites·31 claims
- 4274US6843795B1Anastomotic connector for sutureless anastomosis systemsCONVERGE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 18, 2005·42 cites·1 claims
- 4374US5397321AVariable curve electrophysiology catheterEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 14, 1995·188 cites·14 claims
- 4473US6718656B2Shoes and braces with superelastic supportsFiled 2001·Granted Apr 13, 2004·51 cites·9 claims
- 4572US5855552ACatheter having ring electrodes secured thereonEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 5, 1999·125 cites·7 claims
- 4671US8366179B2Motorized vehicles with deflectable componentsCARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 5, 2013·6 cites·38 claims
- 4771US5569221ACatheter component bond and methodEP TECHNOLOGIES·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 29, 1996·114 cites·5 claims
- 4870US8518063B2Arteriotomy closure devices and techniquesHOUSER RUSSELL A·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 27, 2013·6 cites·28 claims
- 4970US7172590B1Tissue heating device and RF heating method with tissue attachment featureHOUSER RUSSELL A·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 6, 2007·4 cites·20 claims
- 5061US7338441B2Superelastic/shape memory tissue stabilizers and surgical instrumentsHOUSER RUSSELL A·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 4, 2008·21 cites·19 claims
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