Inventor · Los Altos, CA, US

Andy H. Uchida

29Patents
11h-index
49Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 23, 1997 → Mar 14, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6733496B2 Intervertebral disc device employing flexible probe Human Necessities 280 Expired
US7226447B2 Electrosurgical generator Human Necessities 223 Expired
US6726685B2 Intervertebral disc device employing looped probe Human Necessities 136 Expired
US6638276B2 Intervertebral disc device employing prebent sheath Human Necessities 122 Expired
US7449019B2 Intervertebral decompression Human Necessities 106 Expired
US6832997B2 Electromagnetic energy delivery intervertebral disc treatment devices Human Necessities 70 Expired
US7662133B2 Spinal fluid introduction Human Necessities 49 Expired
US8721680B2 Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture Human Necessities 16 Active
US9757105B2 Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture Human Necessities 14 Active
US8491648B2 Method and devices for flow occlusion during device exchanges Human Necessities 13 Active
US6084494A Shuntable magnetic mask support apparatus Electricity 11 Expired
US9579440B2 Dialysis system and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9504777B2 Dialysis system and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9402945B2 Dialysis system and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US9386968B2 Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture Human Necessities 7 Active
US9532785B2 Method and devices for flow occlusion during device exchanges Human Necessities 3 Active
US8109274B2 Methods and electrode apparatus to achieve a closure of a layered tissue defect Human Necessities 2 Active
US11103224B2 Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture Human Necessities 1 Active
US11272911B2 Apparatus and method for sealing a vascular puncture Human Necessities 1 Active
US10314567B2 Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture Human Necessities 1 Active
US10499893B2 Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture Human Necessities 1 Active
US10182800B2 Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture Human Necessities 1 Active
US11534150B2 Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture Human Necessities 1 Active
US10821216B1 Method and apparatus for a hemodiafiltration module for use with a dialysis machine Human Necessities 1 Active
US10874384B2 Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture Human Necessities 1 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.