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Thomas Chien
Also filed as: CHIEN THOMAS · CHIEN THOMAS Y · CHIEN THOMAS YUNG-HUI
21 granted patents·3 pending applications·3,236 citations·filing 1997–2023
97Inventor score
Files withSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC6TARGET THERAPEUTICS INC5ADAGIO MEDICAL INC4BOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC4EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP2
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24 records- 0196US6623452B2Drug delivery catheter having a highly compliant balloon with infusion holesSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 23, 2003·397 cites·17 claims
- 0296US6165163ASoft-tip performance braided catheterTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 26, 2000·461 cites·21 claims
- 0396US5891114ASoft-tip high performance braided catheterTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 6, 1999·497 cites·31 claims
- 0495US7909812B2Catheter with composite stiffenerTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 22, 2011·93 cites·16 claims
- 0595US7104979B2Catheter with composite stiffenerTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 12, 2006·215 cites·41 claims
- 0695US6830575B2Method and device for providing full protection to a stentSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 14, 2004·402 cites·28 claims
- 0795US6547804B2Selectively permeable highly distensible occlusion balloonSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 15, 2003·266 cites·46 claims
- 0895US6368316B1Catheter with composite stiffenerTARGET THERAPEUTICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 9, 2002·322 cites·43 claims
- 0991US6629952B1High pressure vascular balloon catheterSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 7, 2003·73 cites·23 claims
- 1089US8317772B2Catheter with composite stiffenerJANSEN LEX P·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 27, 2012·22 cites·20 claims
- 1189US6648854B1Single lumen balloon-tipped micro catheter with reinforced shaftSCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 18, 2003·300 cites·19 claims
- 1287US11576772B2One-piece heart valve stents adapted for post-implant expansionEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 14, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
- 1386US10864031B2Ablation method for creating elongate continuous lesions enclosing multiple vessel entriesADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 15, 2020·8 cites·22 claims
- 1485US9375310B2Surgical heart valves adapted for post-implant expansionEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 28, 2016·14 cites·20 claims
- 1582US8795255B2Catheter with composite stiffenerBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 5, 2014·9 cites·18 claims
- 1677US7691138B2Method and device for providing full protection to a stentBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 6, 2010·59 cites·20 claims
- 1776US12414807B2Cryoablation element with conductive linerADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·25 claims
- 1873US6527790B2Intravascular balloon catheter for embolic coil deliverySCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 4, 2003·67 cites·15 claims
- 1962US7338511B2Solid embolic material with variable expansionBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 4, 2008·26 cites·7 claims
- 2059US11751930B2Cryoablation element with conductive linerADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 12, 2023·0 cites·24 claims
- 2155US2014336621A1Catheter with composite stiffenerBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2254US9242068B2Spirally conformable infusion catheterTHAI MICHAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 26, 2016·3 cites·18 claims
- 2343US2005049666A1Stent delivery systemFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 2439US2018303535A1Cryoablation catheter having an elliptical-shaped treatment sectionADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
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