Inventor · disambiguated record
Stephen A. Yencho
Also filed as: YENCHO STEPHEN · YENCHO STEPHEN A
65 granted patents·20 pending applications·14,642 citations·filing 1992–2021
99Inventor score
Files withCARDICA INC70YENCHO STEPHEN A6OMEROS MED SYS INC3VASCULAR INNOVATIONS INC3BOMBARD DAVID L1
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85 records- 0199US7217285B2Apparatus for performing anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 15, 2007·1.5k cites·12 claims
- 0299US6398797B2Tissue bonding system and method for controlling a tissue site during anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 4, 2002·2.1k cites·43 claims
- 0399US6391038B2Anastomosis system and method for controlling a tissue siteCARDICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 21, 2002·2k cites·21 claims
- 0498US7699859B2Method of performing anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 20, 2010·1.6k cites·29 claims
- 0598US7063712B2Anastomosis methodCARDICA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 20, 2006·1.6k cites·14 claims
- 0697US6478804B2Anastomosis system and method for controlling a tissue siteCARDICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 12, 2002·405 cites·34 claims
- 0795US8529770B2Self-contained UV-C purification systemYENCHO STEPHEN A·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 10, 2013·33 cites·11 claims
- 0894US7862728B2Ultraviolet water purification systemWATER OF LIFE LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 4, 2011·39 cites·40 claims
- 0994US6994714B2Anastomosis systemCARDICA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 7, 2006·364 cites·15 claims
- 1093US7766924B1System for performing anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 3, 2010·335 cites·31 claims
- 1192US7850703B2System for performing anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 14, 2010·310 cites·20 claims
- 1292US6428550B1Sutureless closure and deployment system for connecting blood vesselsCARDICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 6, 2002·333 cites·37 claims
- 1392US6206913B1Method and system for attaching a graft to a blood vesselVASCULAR INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 27, 2001·298 cites·20 claims
- 1491US7468066B2Trocar for use in deploying an anastomosis device and method of performing anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 23, 2008·66 cites·9 claims
- 1591US6776785B1Implantable superelastic anastomosis deviceCARDICA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 17, 2004·219 cites·24 claims
- 1690US8182494B1Minimally-invasive surgical systemYENCHO STEPHEN A·Filed 2003·Granted May 22, 2012·287 cites·35 claims
- 1789US6913609B2Access port system for anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 5, 2005·191 cites·19 claims
- 1889US6537288B2Implantable medical device such as an anastomosis deviceCARDICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 25, 2003·236 cites·28 claims
- 1987US6179849B1Sutureless closure for connecting a bypass graft to a target vesselVASCULAR INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 30, 2001·315 cites·15 claims
- 2086US6497710B2Method and system for attaching a graft to a blood vesselCARDICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 24, 2002·88 cites·25 claims
- 2185US6371964B1Trocar for use in deploying an anastomosis device and method of performing anastomosisVASCULAR INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 16, 2002·199 cites·29 claims
- 2284US6673088B1Tissue punchCARDICA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 6, 2004·107 cites·5 claims
- 2383US7455677B2Anastomosis device having a deployable sectionCARDICA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Nov 25, 2008·107 cites·13 claims
- 2481US7018388B2Method and system for attaching a graft to a blood vesselCARDICA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 28, 2006·59 cites·25 claims
- 2580US7029482B1Integrated anastomosis systemCARDICA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 18, 2006·83 cites·45 claims
- 2679US7041110B2Method and system for attaching a graft to a blood vesselCARDICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 9, 2006·51 cites·12 claims
- 2779US6869437B1Method and system for performing closed-chest bypassCARDICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 22, 2005·94 cites·26 claims
- 2878US6419681B1Implantable medical device such as an anastomosis deviceCARDICA INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 16, 2002·128 cites·27 claims
- 2977US6652541B1Method of sutureless closure for connecting blood vesselsCARDICA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 25, 2003·44 cites·11 claims
- 3077US6471713B1System for deploying an anastomosis device and method of performing anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 29, 2002·89 cites·18 claims
- 3176US6080192ATendon and ligament repair systemOMEROS MED SYS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 27, 2000·149 cites·56 claims
- 3275US6461320B1Method and system for attaching a graft to a blood vesselCARDICA INC·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 8, 2002·134 cites·63 claims
- 3374US6537287B1Sutureless closure for connecting a bypass graft to a target vesselCARDICA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 25, 2003·53 cites·17 claims
- 3474US5800544ATendon and ligament repair systemOMEROS MED SYS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 1, 1998·134 cites·179 claims
- 3573US7303569B2Implantable superelastic anastomosis deviceCARDICA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 4, 2007·47 cites·10 claims
- 3673US6955679B1Everter and threadthrough system for attaching graft vessel to anastomosis deviceCARDICA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 18, 2005·53 cites·18 claims
- 3772US7108702B2Anastomosis device having at least one frangible memberCARDICA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 19, 2006·28 cites·10 claims
- 3871US7223274B2Method of performing anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2004·Granted May 29, 2007·55 cites·12 claims
- 3971US5344602AContinuous forming of fiber composite materialsUNIV LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR·Filed 1992·Granted Sep 6, 1994·30 cites·14 claims
- 4070US7270670B1Minimally-invasive surgical system utilizing a stabilizerCARDICA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 18, 2007·40 cites·22 claims
- 4170US6962595B1Integrated anastomosis systemCARDICA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 8, 2005·38 cites·35 claims
- 4269US7309343B2Method for cutting tissueCARDICA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 18, 2007·33 cites·15 claims
- 4369US7175637B2Sutureless closure and deployment system for connecting blood vesselsCARDICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 13, 2007·22 cites·14 claims
- 4469US6786914B1Sutureless closure and deployment system for connecting blood vesselsCARDICA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 7, 2004·19 cites·39 claims
- 4568US7128749B1Sutureless closure and deployment system for connecting blood vesselsCARDICA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 31, 2006·21 cites·9 claims
- 4667US7172608B2Sutureless closure and deployment system for connecting blood vesselsCARDICA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 6, 2007·19 cites·10 claims
- 4766US7662162B2Tool and method for minimally invasive bypass surgeryCARDICA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 16, 2010·4 cites·9 claims
- 4866US7285131B1System for performing anastomosisCARDICA INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 23, 2007·27 cites·53 claims
- 4966US7004949B2Method and system for attaching a graft to a blood vesselCARDICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 28, 2006·22 cites·16 claims
- 5066US6893449B2Device for cutting and anastomosing tissueCARDICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 17, 2005·25 cites·16 claims
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