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Douglas N. Stephens
Also filed as: STEPHENS DOUGLAS N
11 granted patents·4 pending applications·2,239 citations·filing 1987–2021
94Inventor score
Files withENDOSONICS CORP5VOLCANO CORP4UNIV SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA2CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER1KRUSE DUSTIN E1
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15 records- 0197US7846101B2High resolution intravascular ultrasound transducer assembly having a flexible substrateVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 7, 2010·299 cites·20 claims
- 0297US7226417B1High resolution intravascular ultrasound transducer assembly having a flexible substrateVOLCANO CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 5, 2007·173 cites·38 claims
- 0396US6457365B1Method and apparatus for ultrasonic imagingENDOSONICS CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 1, 2002·175 cites·27 claims
- 0496US5453575AApparatus and method for detecting blood flow in intravascular ultrasonic imagingENDOSONICS CORP·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 26, 1995·359 cites·41 claims
- 0594US4917097AApparatus and method for imaging small cavitiesENDOSONICS CORP·Filed 1987·Granted Apr 17, 1990·688 cites·38 claims
- 0689US7736317B2Method and apparatus for delivering therapy in and association with an intravascular ultrasound deviceVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 15, 2010·195 cites·19 claims
- 0786US11134918B2Modular piezoelectric sensor array with co-integrated electronics and beamforming channelsUNIV SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 5, 2021·3 cites·20 claims
- 0883US6780157B2Method and apparatus for ultrasonic imagingVOLCANO THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 24, 2004·120 cites·9 claims
- 0970US5921931AMethod and apparatus for creating a color blood flow image based upon ultrasonic echo signals received by an intravascular ultrasound imaging probeENDOSONICS CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 13, 1999·195 cites·40 claims
- 1069US2010068260A1Methods, Compositions and Device for Directed and Controlled Heating and Release of AgentsKRUSE DUSTIN E·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 1161US2022079559A1Modular piezoelectric sensor array with co-integrated electronics and beamforming channelsUNIV SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 1245US2011034809A1High Resolution Intravascular Ultrasound Transducer Assembly Having A Flexible SubstrateVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 1342US11413477B2Transfection and drug deliveryCEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 16, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 1441US6224586B1Positioning deviceENDOSONICS CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 1, 2001·32 cites·10 claims
- 1541US2011201973A1Ultrasound compatible radiofrequency ablation electrodeST JUDE MEDICAL·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
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