Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Zhenyi Ma

24Patents
9h-index
13Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 8, 2007 → Feb 26, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8986292B2 Optical feedback RF ablator and ablator tip Human Necessities 49 Active
US8545409B2 Arrangement and interface for RF ablation system with acoustic feedback Human Necessities 41 Active
US8545408B2 Combination catheter for forward and side lesioning with acoustic lesion feedback capability Human Necessities 27 Active
US11051877B2 Medical device with contact force sensing tip Human Necessities 26 Active
US9848899B2 Pressure sensing of irrigant backpressure for aligning directional medical devices with target tissue Human Necessities 23 Active
US8102734B2 High intensity focused ultrasound transducer with acoustic lens Human Necessities 15 Active
US8777857B2 Single transducer with angular orientation for lesion feedback in ablation catheter Human Necessities 13 Active
US8628473B2 Acoustic transducer for pulse-echo monitoring and control of thermally ablative lesioning in layered and nonlayered tissues, catheter contact monitoring, tissue thickness measurement and pre-pop warning Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Active
US8382689B2 Device and method for high intensity focused ultrasound ablation with acoustic lens Human Necessities 9 Active
US7877854B2 Method of manufacturing an ultrasound transducer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US8267930B2 Apparatus and method for cooling and moving ablation elements Human Necessities 1 Active
US8814852B2 Apparatus and method for cooling and moving ablation elements Human Necessities 1 Active
US12268435B2 Ultrasonic lesion feedback, antipop monitoring, and force detection Human Necessities 0 Active
US10080607B2 Optical feedback RF ablator and ablator tip Human Necessities 0 Active
US10349965B2 Pressure sensing of irrigant backpressure for aligning directional medical devices with target tissue Human Necessities 0 Active
US12349963B2 Optical feedback RF ablator and ablator tip Human Necessities 0 Active
US10512754B2 Sensor-bearing tip and medical device including the same Human Necessities 0 Active
US10561395B2 Force-sensing ablation catheter Human Necessities 0 Active
US10864034B2 Ultrasonic lesion feedback, antipop monitoring, and force detection Human Necessities 0 Active
US10980598B2 Multi-electrode ablator tip having dual-mode, omni-directional feedback capabilities Human Necessities 0 Active
US9717547B2 Ultrasonic lesion feedback, antipop monitoring, and force detection Human Necessities 0 Active
US10959773B2 Optical feedback RF ablator and ablator tip Human Necessities 0 Active
US8551087B2 Apparatus and method for cooling and moving ablation elements Human Necessities 0 Active
US9833217B2 Methods and apparatus for utilizing impeller-based rotationally-scanning catheters Human Necessities 0 Active

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