Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Son Gia

45Patents
37h-index
47Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: May 12, 1994 → Dec 6, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6663650B2 Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel Human Necessities 548 Expired
US6824545B2 Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel Human Necessities 433 Expired
US5980514A Aneurysm closure device assembly Human Necessities 327 Expired
US6905503B2 Methods and devices for delivering occlusion elements Human Necessities 315 Expired
US6746468B1 Devices and methods for treating vascular malformations Human Necessities 286 Expired
US6730104B1 Methods and devices for removing an obstruction from a blood vessel Human Necessities 278 Expired
US6344041B1 Aneurysm closure device assembly Human Necessities 271 Expired
US7285126B2 Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel Human Necessities 251 Expired
US6168592A Aneurysm closure device assembly Human Necessities 244 Expired
US5925059A Detachable embolic coil assembly Human Necessities 238 Expired
US5853418A Stretch resistant vaso-occlusive coils (II) Human Necessities 232 Expired
US5843118A Fibered micro vaso-occlusive devices Human Necessities 224 Expired
US5690667A Vasoocclusion coil having a polymer tip Human Necessities 223 Expired
US6589230B2 System for detaching an occlusive device within a mammalian body using a solderless, electrolytically severable joint Human Necessities 210 Expired
US7534252B2 Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel Human Necessities 209 Active
US5522819A Dual coil medical retrieval device Human Necessities 201 Expired
US5800455A Detachable embolic coil assembly Human Necessities 199 Expired
US5976162A Soft-ended fibered micro vaso-occlusive devices Human Necessities 187 Expired
US5833705A Stretch resistant vaso-occlusive coils Human Necessities 184 Expired
US5891128A Solderless electrolytically severable joint for detachable devices placed within the mammalian body Human Necessities 175 Expired
US6096034A Aneurysm closure device assembly Human Necessities 173 Expired
US8298257B2 Systems, methods and devices for removing obstructions from a blood vessel Human Necessities 164 Active
US6123714A System for detaching an occlusive device within a body using a solderless, electrolytically severable joint Human Necessities 147 Expired
US6494884B2 Methods and devices for delivering occlusion elements Human Necessities 141 Expired
US5868754A Medical retrieval device Human Necessities 111 Expired

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