Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Yi Yang

43Patents
20h-index
33Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 25, 1999 → Aug 21, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6312463A Micro-porous mesh stent with hybrid structure Human Necessities 198 Expired
US6945989B1 Apparatus for delivering endoluminal prostheses and methods of making and using them Human Necessities 197 Expired
US10183146B2 Method of making an enhanced flexibility neurovascular catheter Performing Operations; Transporting 71 Active
US7041129B2 Micro-porous mesh stent with hybrid structure Human Necessities 66 Expired
US10183147B2 Neurovascular catheter extension segment Performing Operations; Transporting 56 Active
US10016206B1 Expandable surgical devices and methods for making and using them Human Necessities 47 Active
US10179224B2 Enhanced flexibility neurovascular catheter with tensile support Performing Operations; Transporting 45 Active
US10661053B2 Method of pulsatile neurovascular aspiration with telescoping catheter Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Active
US10441745B2 Neurovascular catheter with enlargeable distal end Performing Operations; Transporting 42 Active
US10835711B2 Telescoping neurovascular catheter with enlargeable distal opening Performing Operations; Transporting 41 Active
US10183145B2 Enhanced flexibility neurovascular catheter Performing Operations; Transporting 38 Active
US10653434B1 Devices and methods for removing obstructive material from an intravascular site Human Necessities 36 Active
US6676701B2 Micro-porous mesh stent with hybrid structure Human Necessities 34 Expired
US10786270B2 Neurovascular aspiration catheter with elliptical aspiration port Human Necessities 31 Active
US10835272B2 Devices and methods for removing obstructive material from an intravascular site Human Necessities 30 Active
US6547818B1 Selectively thinned coiled-sheet stents and methods for making them Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US11147949B2 Method of making an enhanced flexibility neurovascular catheter Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Active
US10653426B2 Thromboresistant coatings for aneurysm treatment devices Human Necessities 22 Active
US11207497B1 Catheter with enhanced tensile strength Human Necessities 21 Active
US11123090B2 Neurovascular catheter having atraumatic angled tip Human Necessities 20 Active
US11395665B2 Devices and methods for removing obstructive material, from an intravascular site Human Necessities 18 Active
US7491227B2 Coiled-sheet stent with flexible mesh design Human Necessities 15 Expired
US11766539B2 Enhanced flexibility neurovascular catheter Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US11311303B2 Enhanced flexibility neurovascular catheter with tensile support Human Necessities 7 Active
US10470905B2 Balloon catheters and methods for use Human Necessities 7 Active

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