Assignee
CARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC
US·91 granted patents·15,360 citations·filing 1995–2004
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
91 records- 0198US6346077B1Surgical instrument for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 12, 2002·1.7k cites·7 claims
- 0296US5727569ASurgical devices for imposing a negative pressure to fix the position of cardiac tissue during surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 17, 1998·886 cites·7 claims
- 0395US5913876AMethod and apparatus for using vagus nerve stimulation in surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 22, 1999·638 cites·59 claims
- 0494US5894843ASurgical method for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 20, 1999·567 cites·13 claims
- 0594US5651378AMethod of using vagal nerve stimulation in surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 29, 1997·436 cites·4 claims
- 0693US6355030B1Instruments and methods employing thermal energy for the repair and replacement of cardiac valvesCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 12, 2002·683 cites·102 claims
- 0792US6381499B1Method and apparatus for using vagus nerve stimulation in surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 30, 2002·263 cites·20 claims
- 0891US6776783B1Surgical clips and apparatus and method for clip placementCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 17, 2004·268 cites·6 claims
- 0990US6190357B1Expandable cannula for performing cardiopulmonary bypass and method for using sameCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 20, 2001·498 cites·6 claims
- 1090US5875782AMethods and devices for minimally invasive coronary artery revascularization on a beating heart without cardiopulmonary bypassCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 2, 1999·522 cites·17 claims
- 1190US5709693AStitcherCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 20, 1998·533 cites·6 claims
- 1289US6648898B1Clip applying apparatuses and methods for vascular ligationCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 18, 2003·203 cites·12 claims
- 1389US5888247AMethod for coronary artery bypassCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 30, 1999·459 cites·22 claims
- 1488US6394951B1Surgical instruments and procedures for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 28, 2002·133 cites·56 claims
- 1588US5944736AAccess platform for internal mammary dissectionCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 31, 1999·275 cites·87 claims
- 1688US5906607ASurgical devices for imposing a negative pressure to stabilize cardiac tissue during surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 25, 1999·328 cites·8 claims
- 1787US6167889B1Method for coronary artery bypassCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 2, 2001·256 cites·5 claims
- 1886US5972020ASurgical instrument for cardiac valve repair on the beating heartCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 26, 1999·320 cites·32 claims
- 1984US7056287B2Surgical instruments and procedures for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 6, 2006·95 cites·28 claims
- 2084US5730757AAccess platform for internal mammary dissectionCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 24, 1998·329 cites·45 claims
- 2183US6231506B1Method and apparatus for creating a working opening through an incisionCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 15, 2001·226 cites·15 claims
- 2283US6032672ASurgical devices for imposing a negative pressure to stabilize cardiac tissue during surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 7, 2000·238 cites·4 claims
- 2382US6315717B1Surgical instruments for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 13, 2001·76 cites·24 claims
- 2482US6022313AMethod and apparatus for the minimally invasive harvesting of a saphenous vein and the likeCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 8, 2000·298 cites·3 claims
- 2582US5769870APerfusion device for maintaining blood flow in a vessel while isolating an anastomosisCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 23, 1998·258 cites·22 claims
- 2681US7335158B2Surgical devices for imposing a negative pressure to stabilize the cardiac tissue during surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 26, 2008·69 cites·29 claims
- 2780US6743169B1Surgical instruments and procedures for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·68 cites·39 claims
- 2879US7326177B2Tissue stabilizer having an articulating lift elementCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 5, 2008·89 cites·23 claims
- 2978US7361137B2Surgical procedures and devices for increasing cardiac output of the heartCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 22, 2008·57 cites·8 claims
- 3078US5976171AAccess platform for internal mammary dissectionCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 2, 1999·211 cites·12 claims
- 3176US6602189B1Access platform for internal mammary dissectionCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 5, 2003·52 cites·39 claims
- 3276US5911727AStitcherCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·224 cites·3 claims
- 3375US6685632B1Surgical instruments for accessing and stabilizing a localized portion of a beating heartCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 3, 2004·58 cites·82 claims
- 3475US6511416B1Tissue stabilizer and methods of useCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 28, 2003·160 cites·39 claims
- 3575US6428468B1Apparatus and method for vein removalCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 6, 2002·54 cites·7 claims
- 3675US6332468B1Method for coronary artery bypassCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 25, 2001·149 cites·4 claims
- 3775US6213941B1Surgical instruments for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 10, 2001·115 cites·23 claims
- 3874US6736774B2Xyphoid access for cardiac surgical proceduresCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 18, 2004·50 cites·13 claims
- 3974US6308104B1Method and apparatus for using vagus nerve stimulation in surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 23, 2001·151 cites·4 claims
- 4074US5891140AElectrosurgical device for harvesting a vessel especially the internal mammary artery for coronary artery bypass graftingCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 6, 1999·205 cites·9 claims
- 4173US7179224B2Organ manipulator and positioner and methods of using the sameCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 20, 2007·62 cites·39 claims
- 4273US6701930B2Surgical instruments and procedures for stabilizing the beating heart during coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 9, 2004·37 cites·25 claims
- 4373US6547821B1Surgical procedures and devices for increasing cardiac output of the heartCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 15, 2003·149 cites·12 claims
- 4473US6453906B1Method for facilitating the detachment of an artery and the likeCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 24, 2002·45 cites·5 claims
- 4569US6893391B2Surgical devices for imposing a negative pressure to stabilize cardiac tissue during surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2001·Granted May 17, 2005·26 cites·18 claims
- 4668US6283912B1Surgical retractor platform blade apparatusCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 4, 2001·108 cites·39 claims
- 4767US6743170B1Device to permit offpump beating heart coronary bypass surgeryCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 1, 2004·21 cites·17 claims
- 4867US6387108B1Surgical instruments for making precise incisions in a cardiac vesselCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2000·Granted May 14, 2002·30 cites·18 claims
- 4967US6319265B1Dissecting retractor for harvesting vesselsCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 20, 2001·31 cites·16 claims
- 5067US6214022B1Perfusion device for maintaining blood flow in a vessel while isolating an anastomosisCARDIOTHORACIC SYS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 10, 2001·118 cites·11 claims
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