Eugene Chen
47Patents
17h-index
43Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 13, 2002 → Feb 9, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6790173B2 | Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy | Human Necessities | 2,022 | Expired |
| US7918845B2 | Endoluminal tool deployment system | Human Necessities | 1,184 | Expired |
| US7955253B2 | Apparatus and methods for achieving endoluminal access | Human Necessities | 1,057 | Active |
| US7637905B2 | Endoluminal tool deployment system | Human Necessities | 401 | Expired |
| US6837847B2 | Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy | Human Necessities | 265 | Expired |
| US6783491B2 | Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy | Human Necessities | 217 | Expired |
| US7041052B2 | Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy | Human Necessities | 173 | Expired |
| US7128708B2 | Shape lockable apparatus and method for advancing an instrument through unsupported anatomy | Human Necessities | 170 | Expired |
| US7918869B2 | Methods and apparatus for performing endoluminal gastroplasty | Human Necessities | 143 | Active |
| US7744613B2 | Apparatus and methods for forming and securing gastrointestinal tissue folds | Human Necessities | 139 | Active |
| US7520884B2 | Methods for performing gastroplasty | Human Necessities | 78 | Expired |
| US7618426B2 | Apparatus and methods for forming gastrointestinal tissue approximations | Human Necessities | 77 | Expired |
| US8343175B2 | Apparatus and methods for forming and securing gastrointestinal tissue folds | Human Necessities | 47 | Active |
| US7942884B2 | Methods for reduction of a gastric lumen | Human Necessities | 29 | Expired |
| USD745139S1 | Sleep apnea device | General | 24 | Active |
| USD741474S1 | Sleep apnea device accessory | General | 24 | Active |
| USD749205S1 | Sleep apnea device | General | 22 | Active |
| USD759230S1 | Airflow generator for a sleep apnea system | General | 16 | Active |
| US7942898B2 | Delivery systems and methods for gastric reduction | Human Necessities | 14 | Expired |
| US8512362B2 | Endoscopic ligation | Human Necessities | 14 | Active |
| US8092489B2 | Tissue grasping apparatus | Human Necessities | 13 | Active |
| US8663236B2 | Transgastric abdominal access | Human Necessities | 13 | Active |
| US9333318B2 | Sleep apnea device | Human Necessities | 12 | Active |
| USD742502S1 | Sleep apnea device | General | 9 | Active |
| US8777965B2 | Devices and methods for laparoscopic hernia repair | Human Necessities | 8 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.