Inventor · Saratoga, CA, US

Jan Echeverry

55Patents
24h-index
28Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 29, 1994 → Apr 3, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5540711A Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualization Human Necessities 441 Expired
US5607443A Expansible tunneling apparatus for creating an anatomic working space with laparoscopic observation Human Necessities 221 Expired
US6264604A Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualization Human Necessities 217 Expired
US5772680A Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualization Human Necessities 134 Expired
US5730756A Method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualization Human Necessities 116 Expired
US5601589A Extraluminal balloon dissection apparatus and method Human Necessities 108 Expired
US6866676B2 Apparatus and method for dissecting tissue layers Human Necessities 93 Expired
US6632234B2 Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualization Human Necessities 88 Expired
US6004337A Apparatus for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualization Human Necessities 71 Expired
US5814060A Extraluminal balloon dissection Human Necessities 65 Expired
US6447529B2 Extraluminal balloon dissection Human Necessities 62 Expired
US7001405B2 Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualization Human Necessities 54 Expired
US7011656B2 Thermal cautery devices with improved heating profiles Human Necessities 52 Expired
US6168608A Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures Human Necessities 52 Expired
US6015421A Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures Human Necessities 52 Expired
US6540764B1 Apparatus and method for dissecting tissue layers Human Necessities 50 Expired
US5817123A Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualization Human Necessities 48 Expired
US5690668A Extraluminal balloon dissection Human Necessities 48 Expired
US5968066A Methods and devices for blood vessel harvesting Human Necessities 42 Expired
US10052149B2 Arthroscopic devices and methods Human Necessities 37 Active
US8282665B2 Apparatus and method for dissecting tissue layers Human Necessities 34 Active
US9855675B1 Arthroscopic devices and methods Human Necessities 31 Active
US6013090A Extraluminal balloon dissection Human Necessities 27 Expired
US7025065B2 Method of testing thermal cautery devices Human Necessities 27 Expired
US6764497B2 Extraluminal balloon dissection Human Necessities 24 Expired

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