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SULZER CARBOMEDICS INC
US·57 granted patents·8,461 citations·filing 1996–2001
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57 records- 0194US6312465B1Heart valve prosthesis with a resiliently deformable retaining memberSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 6, 2001·782 cites·29 claims
- 0294US5980570ASystem and method for implanting an expandable medical device into a bodySULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 9, 1999·208 cites·16 claims
- 0392US6174331B1Heart valve leaflet with reinforced free marginSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 16, 2001·186 cites·23 claims
- 0492US6106550AImplantable attaching ringSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 22, 2000·462 cites·18 claims
- 0592US6102945ASeparable annuloplasty ringSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 15, 2000·433 cites·17 claims
- 0691US6475239B1Method for making polymer heart valves with leaflets having uncut free edgesSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 5, 2002·422 cites·12 claims
- 0791US6287339B1Sutureless heart valve prosthesisSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 11, 2001·723 cites·22 claims
- 0891US6143024AAnnuloplasty ring having flexible anterior portionSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 7, 2000·488 cites·18 claims
- 0990US6177514B1Blocked functional reagants for cross-linking biological tissuesSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 23, 2001·242 cites·35 claims
- 1086US6755857B2Polymer heart valve with perforated stent and sewing cuffSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 29, 2004·147 cites·26 claims
- 1185US6283995B1Heart valve leaflet with scalloped free marginSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 4, 2001·269 cites·24 claims
- 1285US6093530ANon-calcific biomaterial by glutaraldehyde followed by oxidative fixationSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 25, 2000·163 cites·10 claims
- 1384US6117169ALiving hinge attachment of leaflet to a valve bodySULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 12, 2000·241 cites·5 claims
- 1483US6454798B1Polymer heart valve with helical coaption surfaceSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 24, 2002·106 cites·20 claims
- 1583US6251579B1Oxidative stabilization of collagen containing materialsSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 26, 2001·38 cites·19 claims
- 1682US6348068B1Multi-filament valve stent for a cardisc valvular prosthesisSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 19, 2002·192 cites·13 claims
- 1781US6217611B1Modular heart valve prothesisSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 17, 2001·218 cites·20 claims
- 1880US6322593B1Method for treating cross-linked biological tissuesSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 27, 2001·122 cites·32 claims
- 1980US6241765B1Stapled heart prosthesis and method of installing sameSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 5, 2001·220 cites·27 claims
- 2077US6132986ATissue crosslinking for bioprostheses using activated difunctional or polyfunctional acidsSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 17, 2000·106 cites·37 claims
- 2177US5891195ACombined prosthetic aortic heart valve and vascular graft with sealed sewing ringSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 6, 1999·172 cites·8 claims
- 2276US6479079B1Anticalcification treatments for fixed biomaterialsSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 12, 2002·107 cites·46 claims
- 2375US6206918B1Heart valve prosthesis having a pivot design for improving flow characteristicsSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 27, 2001·153 cites·21 claims
- 2475US6156531ACross-linking tissue with a compound having a C8 to C40 aliphatic chainSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 5, 2000·105 cites·25 claims
- 2574US6478819B2Prosthetic heart valves with flexible post geometrySULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 12, 2002·141 cites·13 claims
- 2673US6287338B1Pre-stressing devices incorporating materials subject to stress softeningSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 11, 2001·140 cites·26 claims
- 2772US6364905B1Tri-composite, full root, stentless valveSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 2, 2002·129 cites·37 claims
- 2871US6591998B2Leakproof container for implantable prosthetic deviceSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 15, 2003·60 cites·33 claims
- 2971US6406492B1Annuloplasty ring holderSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 18, 2002·140 cites·25 claims
- 3069US6528107B2Method for producing antimicrobial antithrombogenic medical devicesSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 4, 2003·75 cites·20 claims
- 3169US6299638B1Method of attachment of large-bore aortic graft to an aortic valveSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 9, 2001·116 cites·19 claims
- 3269US6270527B1Elastic valve with partially exposed stentSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 7, 2001·101 cites·11 claims
- 3367US6283994B1Heart valve leafletSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 4, 2001·112 cites·23 claims
- 3467US6197054B1Sutureless cuff for heart valvesSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 6, 2001·166 cites·34 claims
- 3567US6187038B1Small bore biologic graft with therapeutic delivery systemSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 13, 2001·70 cites·32 claims
- 3665US6258249B1Sterilization of surgical sitesSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 10, 2001·59 cites·34 claims
- 3761US6358275B1Tissue-derived vascular grafts and methods for making the sameSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 19, 2002·96 cites·59 claims
- 3861US6199696B1Shock resistant packaging for a prosthetic heart valveSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 13, 2001·89 cites·11 claims
- 3960US5823342APackaging for mitral or aortic heart valve deviceSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 20, 1998·86 cites·14 claims
- 4059US6200306B1Bend clip for flexible rotatorSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 13, 2001·78 cites·25 claims
- 4158US6453062B1Final assembly visual inspection system for packaged heart valvesSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 17, 2002·34 cites·16 claims
- 4256US6416548B2Antimicrobial annuloplasty ring having a biodegradable insertSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 9, 2002·59 cites·28 claims
- 4352US6090138AUniversal heart valve holderSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 18, 2000·65 cites·14 claims
- 4450US6416549B1Antithrombogenic annuloplasty ring having a biodegradable insertSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 9, 2002·47 cites·25 claims
- 4550US6033419AApparatus and method for cutting a heart valve annulusSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 7, 2000·68 cites·19 claims
- 4647US5906642AUniversal heart valve holderSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 25, 1999·49 cites·27 claims
- 4744US6117147ADevice and method for reinforcing an anastomotic siteSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 12, 2000·38 cites·24 claims
- 4842US6093184AFlexible valve rotatorSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 25, 2000·27 cites·8 claims
- 4942US5891517AFluidized bed with uniform heat distribution and multiple port nozzleSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 6, 1999·10 cites·10 claims
- 5041US6136017AOne handed instrument for spreading a heart valveSULZER CARBOMEDICS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 24, 2000·35 cites·20 claims
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