EP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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- 246 total patents issued
- 13 Total Apps Published
- Feb 14, 2012 most recent publication
Details
- 246 Issued Patents
- 4 Issued in last 3 years
- 0 Published in last 3 years
- 20,461 Total Citation Count
- Sep 25, 1985 Earliest Filing
- 68 Expired/Abandoned/Withdrawn Patents
Technologies
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Technology
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Top Patents (by citation)
Patent #
Title
Filing Date
Issue Date
Intl Class
Cited #
5,582,609 Systems and methods for forming large lesions in body tissue using curvilinear electrode elementsAug 08, 94Dec 10, 96[A61N]442
5,313,943 Catheters and methods for performing cardiac diagnosis and treatmentSep 25, 92May 24, 94[A61B]368
5,688,267 Systems and methods for sensing multiple temperature conditions during tissue ablationMay 01, 95Nov 18, 97[A61B]335
6,071,279 Branched structures for supporting multiple electrode elementsDec 19, 96Jun 06, 00[A61B]279
5,836,947 Flexible structures having movable splines for supporting electrode elementsOct 11, 94Nov 17, 98[A61B]279
5,314,466 Articulated unidirectional microwave antenna systems for cardiac ablationApr 13, 92May 24, 94[A61N]259
5,545,193 Helically wound radio-frequency emitting electrodes for creating lesions in body tissueAug 22, 95Aug 13, 96[A61F]256
5,456,682 Electrode and associated systems using thermally insulated temperature sensing elementsFeb 02, 94Oct 10, 95[A61B]251
Recent Publications
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Title
Filing Date
Pub Date
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2003/0093,069 Expandable-collapsible electrode structures made of electrically conductive materialJun 11, 02May 15, 03[A61B]
2003/0055,419 Tissue heating and ablation systems and methods which predict maximum tissue temperatureSep 24, 01Mar 20, 03[A61B]
2002/0198,522 Medical device with three dimensional collapsible basket structureAug 29, 02Dec 26, 02[A61B]
2002/0143,250 Systems for recording use of structures deployed in association with heart tissueApr 02, 02Oct 03, 02[A61B]
2002/0065,465 System for recording use of structures deployed in association with heart tissueOct 30, 01May 30, 02[A61B]
2002/0058,870 Systems and methods for assessing stability of an operative instrument in a body regionOct 31, 01May 16, 02[A61B]
2002/0005,346 Method and apparatus for extracting hydrocarbons from tar sands using electro plasmaJul 03, 01Jan 17, 02[B01J]
Recent Patents
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Title
Filing Date
Issue Date
Intl Class
7,837,684 Composite structures and methods for ablating tissue to form complex lesion patterns in the treatment of cardiac conditions and the likeOct 24, 07Nov 23, 10[A61B]
7,413,568 Composite structures and methods for ablating tissue to form complex lesion patterns in the treatment of cardiac conditions and the likeMay 29, 01Aug 19, 08[A61B]
7,335,196 Systems and methods for creating long, thin lesions in body tissueSep 14, 04Feb 26, 08[A61B]
7,115,122 Composite structures and methods for ablating tissue to form complex lesion patterns in the treatment of cardiac conditions and the likeFeb 16, 00Oct 03, 06[A61B]
7,052,492 Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic or therapeutic element within the bodyAug 30, 04May 30, 06[A61B]
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