Inventor · Fremont, CA, US

Jay Qin

37Patents
25h-index
11Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 13, 1997 → Sep 25, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6251092A Deflectable guiding catheter Human Necessities 600 Expired
US6254598A Sphincter treatment apparatus Human Necessities 588 Expired
US6464689B1 Graphical user interface for monitoring and controlling use of medical devices Human Necessities 470 Expired
US6562034B2 Electrodes for creating lesions in tissue regions at or near a sphincter Chemistry; Metallurgy 342 Expired
US6423058B1 Assemblies to visualize and treat sphincters and adjoining tissue regions Human Necessities 277 Expired
US6733495B1 Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling use of medical devices Human Necessities 264 Expired
US7122031B2 Graphical user interface for association with an electrode structure deployed in contact with a tissue region Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 264 Expired
US6673070B2 Sphincter treatment apparatus Human Necessities 261 Expired
US6783523B2 Unified systems and methods for controlling use and operation of a family of different treatment devices Human Necessities 239 Expired
US6355031B1 Control systems for multiple electrode arrays to create lesions in tissue regions at or near a sphincter Human Necessities 217 Expired
US7632268B2 System for tissue ablation Human Necessities 210 Active
US5807249A Reduced stiffness, bidirectionally deflecting catheter assembly Human Necessities 184 Expired
US6872206B2 Methods for treating the cardia of the stomach Human Necessities 173 Expired
US6402744B2 Systems and methods for forming composite lesions to treat dysfunction in sphincters and adjoining tissue regions Human Necessities 162 Expired
US6994704B2 Graphical user interface for monitoring and controlling use of medical devices Human Necessities 161 Expired
US6712074B2 Systems and methods for forming composite lesions to treat dysfunction in sphincters and adjoining tissue regions Human Necessities 141 Expired
US7125407B2 Sphincter treatment apparatus Human Necessities 124 Expired
US7556628B2 Method for tissue ablation Human Necessities 120 Active
US7507234B2 Method for cryogenic tissue ablation Human Necessities 116 Active
US6827713B2 Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling use of medical devices Human Necessities 108 Expired
US7507238B2 Method for vacuum-assisted tissue ablation Human Necessities 89 Active
US8257346B2 Unified systems and methods for controlling use and operation of a family of different treatment devices Human Necessities 60 Active
US8449529B2 Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling use of medical devices Human Necessities 39 Active
US8906010B2 Graphical user interface for association with an electrode structure deployed in contact with a tissue region Human Necessities 28 Active
US9844406B2 Graphical user interface for association with an electrode structure deployed in contact with a tissue region Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active

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