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Stephen Kao
Also filed as: KAO STEPHEN · KAO STEPHEN S T
19 granted patents·12 pending applications·1,002 citations·filing 1977–2020
96Inventor score
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31 records- 0195US7320702B2Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses (III)XTENT INC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 22, 2008·298 cites·16 claims
- 0293US8864811B2Bi-directional stent delivery systemKAO STEPHEN·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 21, 2014·61 cites·32 claims
- 0391US9301864B2Bi-directional stent delivery systemKAO STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 5, 2016·58 cites·70 claims
- 0489US7182779B2Apparatus and methods for positioning prostheses for deployment from a catheterXTENT INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 27, 2007·189 cites·96 claims
- 0588US6689156B1Stent range transducers and methods of useADVANCED STENT TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 10, 2004·158 cites·17 claims
- 0687US9314360B2Bi-directional stent delivery systemVENITI INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 19, 2016·23 cites·31 claims
- 0787US8083788B2Apparatus and methods for positioning prostheses for deployment from a catheterACOSTA PABLO·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 27, 2011·54 cites·59 claims
- 0886US4258782AHeat exchanger having liquid turbulatorMODINE MFG CO·Filed 1979·Granted Mar 31, 1981·44 cites·3 claims
- 0984US8652198B2Apparatus and methods for deployment of linked prosthetic segmentsANDREAS BERNARD·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 18, 2014·43 cites·18 claims
- 1083US8282680B2Multiple independent nested stent structures and methods for their preparation and deploymentKAO STEPHEN·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 9, 2012·18 cites·66 claims
- 1182US8740968B2Multiple independent nested stent structures and methods for their preparation and deploymentKAO STEPHEN·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 3, 2014·10 cites·20 claims
- 1277US4272006AMethod of soldering tube to plateMODINE MFG CO·Filed 1980·Granted Jun 9, 1981·29 cites·1 claims
- 1362US11439524B2Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses (III)J W MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 13, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 1459US9233014B2Stent with support bracesKAO STEPHEN·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 12, 2016·1 cites·32 claims
- 1558US2008208318A1Multiple independent nested stent structures and methods for their preparation and deploymentXTENT INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 1658US2008208311A1Multiple independent nested stent structures and methods for their preparation and deploymentXTENT INC·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 1758US2009276031A1Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses (ii)XTENT INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 1852US7585317B2Stent range transducersBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 8, 2009·4 cites·1 claims
- 1952US2019254850A1Systems and methods for stent deliveryVENITI INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 2051US4177861ARecuperator structureMODINE MFG CO·Filed 1977·Granted Dec 11, 1979·12 cites·3 claims
- 2149US9883957B2Apparatus and methods for deployment of linked prosthetic segmentsJ W MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 6, 2018·0 cites·11 claims
- 2249US2004186551A1Multiple independent nested stent structures and methods for their preparation and deploymentXTENT INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2349US2016128857A1Bi-directional stent delivery systemVENITI INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 2447US10959866B2Stent with support bracesKAO STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 30, 2021·0 cites·28 claims
- 2547US2007219613A1Apparatus and methods for interlocking stent segmentsXTENT INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2646US10219923B2Apparatus and methods for deployment of multiple custom-length prostheses (III)HAMMERSMARK DAN JEFFERY·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 5, 2019·0 cites·29 claims
- 2746US2020268514A1Mechanically locking adjustable cardiac tetherARGO CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 2845US2016310302A1Systems and methods for stent deliveryVENITI INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 2943US2003195606A1Bifurcation stent system and methodADVANCED STENT TECH INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3040US2017281379A1Mechanically assisted stent delivery systemVENITI INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 3137US2017202568A1Medical balloon with reinforcement structureVENITI INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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