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Michael Hoey
Also filed as: HOEY MICHAEL · HOEY MICHAEL F
157 granted patents·49 pending applications·26,839 citations·filing 1992–2025
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206 records- 0198US11179187B2Methods for delivering energy into a target tissue of a bodyTSUNAMI MEDTECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 23, 2021·7 cites·9 claims
- 0298US11141210B2Systems and methods for delivering energy into a target tissue of a bodyTSUNAMI MEDTECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 12, 2021·6 cites·21 claims
- 0398US11129664B2Systems and methods for delivering energy into a target tissue of a bodyTSUNAMI MEDTECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 28, 2021·6 cites·13 claims
- 0498US6849073B2Apparatus and method for creating, maintaining, and controlling a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 1, 2005·1.1k cites·74 claims
- 0598US6736810B2Apparatus and method for creating, maintaining, and controlling a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 18, 2004·1.1k cites·72 claims
- 0697US11413086B2Medical system and method of useTSUNAMI MEDTECH LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 16, 2022·5 cites·20 claims
- 0797US7364579B2Fluid-assisted electrosurgical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 29, 2008·180 cites·74 claims
- 0897US7261711B2Electrosurgical instrumentMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 28, 2007·190 cites·16 claims
- 0997US7169144B2Apparatus and method for creating, maintaining, and controlling a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 30, 2007·749 cites·43 claims
- 1097US7156845B2Method and apparatus for creating a bi-polar virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 2, 2007·275 cites·26 claims
- 1197US6776780B2Tissue sealing electrosurgery device and methods of sealing tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 17, 2004·469 cites·120 claims
- 1297US6760616B2Tissue discrimination and applications in medical proceduresNU VASIVE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 6, 2004·820 cites·24 claims
- 1397US6610060B2Tissue sealing electrosurgery device and methods of sealing tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 26, 2003·504 cites·47 claims
- 1497US6443952B1Tissue sealing electrosurgery device and methods of sealing tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 3, 2002·508 cites·10 claims
- 1597US6409722B1Apparatus and method for creating, maintaining, and controlling a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 25, 2002·1.1k cites·23 claims
- 1696US11672584B2Medical system and method of useTSUNAMI MEDTECH LLC·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 13, 2023·2 cites·15 claims
- 1796US8920414B2Tuned RF energy and electrical tissue characterization for selective treatment of target tissuesSTONE CORBETT W·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 30, 2014·489 cites·27 claims
- 1896US8364237B2Tuned RF energy for selective treatment of atheroma and other target tissues and/or structuresVESSIX VASCULAR INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 29, 2013·200 cites·29 claims
- 1996US8187269B2Medical instruments and techniques for treating pulmonary disordersSHADDUCK JOHN H·Filed 2010·Granted May 29, 2012·130 cites·26 claims
- 2096US7742795B2Tuned RF energy for selective treatment of atheroma and other target tissues and/or structuresMINNOW MEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 22, 2010·434 cites·14 claims
- 2196US7678111B2Device and method for ablating tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 16, 2010·122 cites·32 claims
- 2296US7309325B2Helical needle apparatus for creating a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 18, 2007·145 cites·27 claims
- 2396US7247155B2Apparatus and method for creating, maintaining, and controlling a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 24, 2007·421 cites·140 claims
- 2496US7166105B2Pen-type electrosurgical instrumentMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 23, 2007·143 cites·35 claims
- 2596US7050848B2Tissue discrimination and applications in medical proceduresNUVASIVE INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 23, 2006·505 cites·24 claims
- 2696US6764487B2Fluid-assisted electrosurgical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 20, 2004·368 cites·133 claims
- 2796US6706039B2Method and apparatus for creating a bi-polar virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 16, 2004·395 cites·24 claims
- 2896US6493589B1Methods and apparatus for treatment of pulmonary conditionsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 10, 2002·471 cites·22 claims
- 2996US6358248B1Ball point fluid-assisted electrocautery deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 19, 2002·395 cites·23 claims
- 3096US6096037ATissue sealing electrosurgery device and methods of sealing tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 1, 2000·723 cites·20 claims
- 3196US5897553ABall point fluid-assisted electrocautery deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 27, 1999·699 cites·2 claims
- 3296US5807395AMethod and apparatus for RF ablation and hyperthermiaMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 15, 1998·1.1k cites·10 claims
- 3396US5609151AMethod for R-F ablationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 11, 1997·882 cites·7 claims
- 3496US5431649AMethod and apparatus for R-F ablationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jul 11, 1995·1.1k cites·13 claims
- 3595US8801702B2Systems and methods for treatment of BPHNXTHERA INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 12, 2014·99 cites·7 claims
- 3695US8585692B2Systems and methods for treatment of prostatic tissueNXTHERA INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 19, 2013·86 cites·12 claims
- 3795US6858028B2Tissue sealing electrosurgery device and methods of sealing tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 22, 2005·300 cites·44 claims
- 3895US6585732B2Fluid-assisted electrosurgical deviceMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 1, 2003·275 cites·59 claims
- 3994US9526555B2Systems and methods for treatment of prostatic tissueHOEY MICHAEL·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 27, 2016·56 cites·17 claims
- 4094US9345507B2Systems and methods for treatment of BPHNXTHERA INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 24, 2016·60 cites·12 claims
- 4194US9125667B2System for inducing desirable temperature effects on body tissueSTONE CORBETT W·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 8, 2015·286 cites·2 claims
- 4294US8939970B2Tuned RF energy and electrical tissue characterization for selective treatment of target tissuesSTONE CORBETT W·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 27, 2015·94 cites·18 claims
- 4394US8388611B2Systems and methods for treatment of prostatic tissueSHADDUCK JOHN H·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 5, 2013·73 cites·19 claims
- 4494US8251985B2Systems and methods for treatment of prostatic tissueHOEY MICHAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 28, 2012·81 cites·12 claims
- 4594US7892229B2Medical instruments and techniques for treating pulmonary disordersTSUNAMI MEDTECH LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 22, 2011·127 cites·27 claims
- 4694US7435250B2Method and apparatus for tissue ablationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 14, 2008·121 cites·68 claims
- 4794US6962589B2Method and apparatus for creating a bi-polar virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 8, 2005·286 cites·20 claims
- 4894US6613048B2Tissue sealing electrosurgery device and methods of sealing tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 2, 2003·244 cites·46 claims
- 4994US6488680B1Variable length electrodes for delivery of irrigated ablationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 3, 2002·343 cites·41 claims
- 5094US6440130B1Tissue sealing electrosurgery device and methods of sealing tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 27, 2002·265 cites·21 claims
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