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Steven W. Kovalcheck
Also filed as: KOVALCHECK STEVEN · KOVALCHECK STEVEN W
20 granted patents·13 pending applications·2,467 citations·filing 1987–2023
96Inventor score
Files withADAGIO MEDICAL INC12ALCON RES LTD8HGM MEDICAL LASER SYSTEMS INC3CRYOGEN INC2LIFE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC2
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- 0392US4890898AComposite microsize optical fiber-electric lead cableHGM MEDICAL LASER SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 2, 1990·101 cites·23 claims
- 0489US11179186B2Endovascular near critical fluid based cryoablation catheter and related methodsADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 23, 2021·2 cites·24 claims
- 0588US11883085B2Endovascular near critical fluid based cryoablation catheter and related methodsADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 30, 2024·1 cites·17 claims
- 0687US5114399ASurgical deviceINTRAMED LAB·Filed 1990·Granted May 19, 1992·405 cites·17 claims
- 0786US10864031B2Ablation method for creating elongate continuous lesions enclosing multiple vessel entriesADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 15, 2020·8 cites·22 claims
- 0886US7824870B2System for dissociation and removal of proteinaceous tissueALCON INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 2, 2010·36 cites·21 claims
- 0980US2024122636A1Endovascular near critical fluid based cryoablation catheter and related methodsADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1078US5472017ADeflectable catheterLIFE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 5, 1995·182 cites·28 claims
- 1176US12414807B2Cryoablation element with conductive linerADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 16, 2025·0 cites·25 claims
- 1276US6572610B2Cryogenic catheter with deflectable tipCRYOGEN INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 3, 2003·92 cites·8 claims
- 1372US10617459B2Endovascular near critical fluid based cryoablation catheter having plurality of preformed treatment shapesADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 14, 2020·2 cites·14 claims
- 1472US6926711B2Articulating catheter for cryoablation with reduced diameter sectionCRYOCOR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 9, 2005·56 cites·26 claims
- 1571US10667854B2Endovascular near critical fluid based cryoablation catheter and related methodsADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 2, 2020·3 cites·11 claims
- 1670US4899741ALaser heated probe and control systemHGM MEDICAL LASER SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 13, 1990·121 cites·18 claims
- 1765US2011135626A1Localized Chemical Lysis of Ocular TissueALCON RES LTD·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 1864US10952676B2Endoesophageal balloon catheter, system, and related methodADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 23, 2021·2 cites·10 claims
- 1961US4760845ALaser angioplasty probeHGM MEDICAL LASER SYSTEMS INC·Filed 1987·Granted Aug 2, 1988·65 cites·21 claims
- 2059US11751930B2Cryoablation element with conductive linerADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 12, 2023·0 cites·24 claims
- 2156US6270494B1Stretchable cryoprobe sheathCRYOGEN INC·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 7, 2001·75 cites·19 claims
- 2254US2011144638A1Localized Shockwave-Induced Tissue DisruptionALCON RES LTD·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2354US2011144562A1Localized Pharmacological Treatment of Ocular Tissue Using High-Intensity Pulsed Electrical FieldsALCON RES LTD·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2453US2011118729A1High-intensity pulsed electric field vitrectomy apparatus with load detectionALCON RES LTD·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2553US2011118734A1Capsularhexis device using pulsed electric fieldsALCON RES LTD·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2652US2011118728A1Control of high-intensity pulsed electrical fields in surgical applicationsALCON RES LTD·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2751US12161382B2Flow manifold for cryoablation catheterADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 2847US2016249970A1Endovascular near critical fluid based cryoablation catheter having superelastic treatment sectionADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2946US2010331911A1System for Dissociation and Removal of Proteinaceous TissueKOVALCHECK STEVEN W·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3040US2011230877A1Pulsed Electric Field Probe for Glaucoma SurgeryALCON RES LTD·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3140US2003195605A1Cryogenic catheter with deflectable tipFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3239US2011144641A1High-Intensity Pulsed Electric Field Vitrectomy ApparatusALCON RES LTD·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3339US2018303535A1Cryoablation catheter having an elliptical-shaped treatment sectionADAGIO MEDICAL INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
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