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James Skarda
Also filed as: SKARDA JAMES · SKARDA JAMES R
34 granted patents·14 pending applications·7,424 citations·filing 2000–2023
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48 records- 0198US8221402B2Method for guiding a medical deviceFRANCISCHELLI DAVID E·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 17, 2012·941 cites·15 claims
- 0297US7963963B2Electrosurgical hemostatMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 21, 2011·1.8k cites·42 claims
- 0397US6702811B2Ablation catheter assembly with radially decreasing helix and method of useMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 9, 2004·662 cites·15 claims
- 0496US8834464B2Ablation catheters and associated systems and methodsSTEWART MARK T·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 16, 2014·132 cites·21 claims
- 0595US9554848B2Ablation catheters and associated systems and methodsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 31, 2017·97 cites·21 claims
- 0695US6663627B2Ablation system and method of useMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 16, 2003·457 cites·20 claims
- 0795US6648883B2Ablation system and method of useMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 18, 2003·515 cites·14 claims
- 0894US9724119B2Methods of using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area containing a plurality of lesionsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 8, 2017·33 cites·12 claims
- 0994US8241274B2Method for guiding a medical deviceKEOGH JAMES R·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 14, 2012·192 cites·2 claims
- 1094US7824399B2Ablation system and method of useMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 2, 2010·116 cites·33 claims
- 1194US7706882B2Methods of using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue areaMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 27, 2010·143 cites·26 claims
- 1293US8096959B2Trans-septal catheter with retention mechanismSTEWART MARK T·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 17, 2012·86 cites·9 claims
- 1393US7367972B2Ablation systemMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 6, 2008·312 cites·16 claims
- 1493US7285119B2Ablation catheter assembly and method for isolating a pulmonary veinMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 23, 2007·311 cites·21 claims
- 1593US6945956B2Steerable catheterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 20, 2005·404 cites·14 claims
- 1692US8801707B2Method and devices for treating atrial fibrillation by mass ablationFRANCISCHELLI DAVID E·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 12, 2014·42 cites·10 claims
- 1792US7771421B2Ablation catheter assembly with radially decreasing helix and method of useMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 10, 2010·232 cites·9 claims
- 1890US8257351B2Ablation catheter assembly with radially decreasing helix and method of useSTEWART MARK T·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 4, 2012·33 cites·12 claims
- 1989US7331948B2Catheter and catheter fabrication methodMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 19, 2008·152 cites·29 claims
- 2089US7029470B2Ablation system and method of useMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 18, 2006·188 cites·19 claims
- 2189US6659981B2Medical device delivery catheter with distal locatorMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 9, 2003·158 cites·16 claims
- 2286US9931134B2Methods of using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area containing a plurality of lesionsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 3, 2018·5 cites·19 claims
- 2384US7104989B2RF ablation catheter including a virtual electrode assemblyMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 12, 2006·154 cites·44 claims
- 2482US10335280B2Method for ablating target tissue of a patientMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 2, 2019·3 cites·18 claims
- 2581US7156843B2Irrigated focal ablation tipMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 2, 2007·113 cites·39 claims
- 2680US7682358B2Steerable catheterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 23, 2010·95 cites·29 claims
- 2771US7175734B2Porous medical catheter and methods of manufactureMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 13, 2007·71 cites·9 claims
- 2864US12053225B2Subxiphoid connective lesion ablation system and methodMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 6, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 2960US2023355290A1Cryoablation probe assembly having fluid sheath and methodsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3059US10589130B2Methods of using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area containing a plurality of lesionsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 17, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 3156US9949831B2Image-guided heart valve placementMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 24, 2018·0 cites·22 claims
- 3255US2015005694A1Method and Devices for Treating Atrial Fibrillation by Mass AblationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3354US10973566B2Subxiphoid connective lesion ablation system and methodMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 13, 2021·0 cites·18 claims
- 3454US9227088B2Methods of using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area containing a plurality of lesionsHISSONG JAMES B·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 5, 2016·1 cites·18 claims
- 3553US2008039746A1Methods of using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area containing a plurality of lesionsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3652US2006184221A1Trans-septal catheter with retention mechanismSTEWART MARK T·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 3751US2013072786A1Image-guided heart valve placement or repairKEOGH JAMES R·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3850US2006009756A1Method and devices for treating atrial fibrillation by mass ablationFRANCISCHELLI DAVID E·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3950US2012101434A1Trans-septal catheter with retention mechanismSTEWART MARK T·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4049US2007203483A1Ablation device with lockout featureKIM DAVID·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4149US2007208336A1Ablation device and system for guiding ablation device into bodyKIM DAVID·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4249US2007203484A1Methods of using ablation device and of guiding ablation device into bodyKIM DAVID·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4348US11877783B2Cardiac surgical instrument and connector with built-in electrogram (EGM) filtering circuitryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 23, 2024·0 cites·18 claims
- 4448US9820803B2Subxiphoid connective lesion ablation system and methodSKARDA JAMES·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 21, 2017·1 cites·24 claims
- 4543US2003130713A1Trans-septal catheter with retention mechanismFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4641US2001007070A1Ablation catheter assembly and method for isolating a pulmonary veinMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2000·Application pending·0 cites
- 4739US2010280363A1Electromagnetic Navigation of Medical Instruments for Cardiothoracic SurgeryMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4837US2013289562A1Bi-Polar Ablation Devices and Methods of UseSKARDA JAMES·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
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