Inventor · Woodbury, MN, US

Yi-Ren Woo

21Patents
14h-index
35Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 30, 1996 → Jan 12, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6953332B1 Mandrel for use in forming valved prostheses having polymer leaflets by dip coating Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 301 Expired
US6562069B2 Polymer leaflet designs for medical devices Human Necessities 179 Expired
US7803186B1 Prosthetic heart valves with flexible leaflets and leaflet edge clamping Human Necessities 97 Active
US6051022A Bileaflet valve having non-parallel pivot axes Human Necessities 75 Expired
US8409274B2 Techniques for attaching flexible leaflets of prosthetic heart valves to supporting structures Human Necessities 74 Active
US9265870B2 Pumping blood Human Necessities 65 Active
US6761736B1 Medical article with a diamond-like carbon coated polymer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US7371258B2 Valved prosthesis with porous substrate Human Necessities 45 Expired
US8092523B2 Prosthetic heart valves with flexible leaflets Human Necessities 41 Active
US9533082B2 Pump and method for mixed flow blood pumping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US10279093B2 Pump and method for mixed flow blood pumping Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US7575592B2 Synthetic blood vessel grafts Human Necessities 25 Active
US5702400A Intraocular lens folder Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
USD382399S Ophthalmic lens case General 14 Expired
US10724534B2 Pump and method for mixed flow blood pumping Human Necessities 3 Active
US10702641B2 Ventricular assist devices having a hollow rotor and methods of use Human Necessities 2 Active
US7578842B2 Prosthetic heart valves Human Necessities 1 Active
US6176876A Leaflet positioning for a mechanical heart valve Human Necessities 1 Expired
US9872976B2 Assembly and method for stabilizing a percutaneous cable Human Necessities 0 Active
US10894114B2 Driveline bone anchors and methods of use Human Necessities 0 Active
US10792407B2 Percutaneous driveline anchor devices and methods of use Human Necessities 0 Active

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