Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Steven Yon

26Patents
16h-index
41Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 1, 1988 → Jun 1, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7001378B2 Method and device for performing cooling or cryo-therapies, for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation employing tissue protection Human Necessities 201 Expired
US6905494B2 Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation employing tissue protection Human Necessities 176 Expired
US6379378B1 Lumen design for catheter Human Necessities 171 Expired
US7288089B2 Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation employing tissue protection Human Necessities 154 Expired
US6648906B2 Method and apparatus for regulating patient temperature by irrigating the bladder with a fluid Human Necessities 120 Expired
US6576001B2 Lumen design for catheter Human Necessities 91 Expired
US6383210B1 Method for determining the effective thermal mass of a body or organ using cooling catheter Human Necessities 71 Expired
US6918924B2 Method and apparatus for regulating patient temperature by irrigating the bladder with a fluid Human Necessities 60 Expired
US6585752B2 Fever regulation method and apparatus Human Necessities 51 Expired
US8043351B2 Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation employing tissue protection Human Necessities 38 Active
US6660028B2 Method for determining the effective thermal mass of a body or organ using a cooling catheter Human Necessities 27 Expired
US7291144B2 Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation Human Necessities 26 Expired
US8157794B2 Method and device for performing cooling-or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation Human Necessities 21 Active
US8043283B2 Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation Human Necessities 21 Active
US6702841B2 Method of manufacturing a heat transfer element for in vivo cooling Human Necessities 16 Expired
US4841160A Power supply switching circuit Electricity 16 Expired
US7211105B2 Method for determining the effective thermal mass of a body or organ using a cooling catheter Human Necessities 5 Expired
US7066947B2 Method of manufacturing a heat transfer element for in vivo cooling Human Necessities 3 Expired
US7766949B2 Fever regulation method and apparatus Human Necessities 2 Active
US7094253B2 Fever regulation method and apparatus Human Necessities 2 Expired
US7288109B2 Method of manufacturing a heat transfer element for in vivo cooling without undercuts Human Necessities 2 Expired
US8172889B2 Method of manufacturing a heat transfer element for in vivo cooling without undercuts Human Necessities 2 Active
US11701158B2 Ablation system with force control Human Necessities 1 Active
US12161377B2 Ablation system with force control Human Necessities 0 Active
US12295669B2 Systems and methods for performing localization within a body Human Necessities 0 Active

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