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Chou Thao
Also filed as: THAO CHOU
28 granted patents·4 pending applications·1,468 citations·filing 2004–2017
98Inventor score
Files withPAUL SAURAV15ST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL11CAO HONG3ST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILA1ST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIV INC1
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32 records- 0194US9271782B2Assessment of electrode coupling of tissue ablationPAUL SAURAV·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 1, 2016·77 cites·8 claims
- 0294US8267926B2Assessment of electrode coupling for tissue ablationPAUL SAURAV·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 18, 2012·77 cites·9 claims
- 0394US8226648B2Pressure-sensitive flexible polymer bipolar electrodePAUL SAURAV·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 24, 2012·103 cites·30 claims
- 0493US9254163B2Assessment of electrode coupling for tissue ablationPAUL SAURAV·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 9, 2016·62 cites·13 claims
- 0593US8728077B2Handle set for ablation catheter with indicators of catheter and tissue parametersPAUL SAURAV·Filed 2006·Granted May 20, 2014·69 cites·14 claims
- 0691US7955326B2Pressure-sensitive conductive composite electrode and method for ablationST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 7, 2011·83 cites·34 claims
- 0790US9283025B2Assessment of electrode coupling for tissue ablationPAUL SAURAV·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 15, 2016·42 cites·13 claims
- 0889US8998890B2Assessment of electrode coupling for tissue ablationPAUL SAURAV·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 7, 2015·72 cites·13 claims
- 0989US8118809B2Flexible conductive polymer electrode and method for ablationPAUL SAURAV·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 21, 2012·60 cites·49 claims
- 1088US8449537B2Ablation catheter with thermally mediated catheter body for mitigating blood coagulation and creating larger lesionCAO HONG·Filed 2006·Granted May 28, 2013·57 cites·16 claims
- 1188US8255035B2Coated hypodermic needleCAO HONG·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 28, 2012·62 cites·18 claims
- 1288US8021361B2Systems and methods for electrode contact assessmentST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 20, 2011·52 cites·18 claims
- 1387US8679109B2Dynamic contact assessment for electrode cathetersPAUL SAURAV·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 25, 2014·49 cites·34 claims
- 1486US7819870B2Tissue contact and thermal assessment for brush electrodesST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 26, 2010·39 cites·21 claims
- 1586US7326206B2Conforming-electrode catheter and method for ablationST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 5, 2008·175 cites·3 claims
- 1685US8672936B2Systems and methods for assessing tissue contactTHAO CHOU·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 18, 2014·46 cites·29 claims
- 1785US8211102B2Contact sensing flexible conductive polymer electrodePAUL SAURAV·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 3, 2012·15 cites·23 claims
- 1883US8162935B2Systems and methods for electrode contact assessmentPAUL SAURAV·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 24, 2012·29 cites·31 claims
- 1979US7326204B2Brush electrode and method for ablationST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 5, 2008·89 cites·18 claims
- 2077US7819868B2Ablation catheter with fluid distribution structuresST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILA·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 26, 2010·26 cites·20 claims
- 2174US7883508B2Contact-sensitive pressure-sensitive conductive composite electrode and method for ablationST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 8, 2011·11 cites·18 claims
- 2273US7326205B2Surgical device with brush electrode and methods for electrosurgical treatmentST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 5, 2008·59 cites·26 claims
- 2372US7311704B2Spring-tip, flexible electrode catheter for tissue ablationST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 25, 2007·58 cites·18 claims
- 2471US7276064B2Side-port sheath for catheter placement and translationST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 2, 2007·47 cites·17 claims
- 2567US7819871B2Side-port sheath for catheter placement and translationST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 26, 2010·6 cites·8 claims
- 2666US10085798B2Ablation electrode with tactile sensorCAO HONG·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 2, 2018·3 cites·7 claims
- 2758US2014364843A1Design of handle set for ablation catheter with indicators of catheter and tissue parametersST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILL·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2855US11331136B2Flexible polymer electrode for MRI-guided positioning and radio frequency ablationST JUDE MEDICAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DIV INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 17, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 2954US9675410B2Flexible polymer electrode for MRI-guided positioning and radio frequency ablationPAUL SAURAV·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 13, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 3053US2008091192A1Brush electrode and method for ablationPAUL SAURAV·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3153US2008161893A1Fabric electrode headPAUL SAURAV·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3244US2005267467A1Bipolar conforming electrode catheter and methods for ablationPAUL SAURAV·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
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