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SPENCE PAUL A
US126 patents
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SPENCE PAUL A
12 patentsUS8100964B2Jan 24, 2012
Heart valve repair apparatus and methods
SPENCE PAUL A197 citations99
US7527647B2May 5, 2009
Heart valve repair apparatus and methods
SPENCE PAUL A354 citations99
US7166126B2Jan 23, 2007
Heart valve repair apparatus and methods
SPENCE PAUL A252 citations99
US6797002B2Sep 28, 2004
Heart valve repair apparatus and methods
SPENCE PAUL A1,230 citations99
US6309417B1Oct 30, 2001
Heart valve and apparatus for replacement thereof
SPENCE PAUL A452 citations99
US9463268B2Oct 11, 2016
Cannula systems and methods
SPENCE PAUL A111 citations98
US8864822B2Oct 21, 2014
Devices and methods for introducing elements into tissue
SPENCE PAUL A258 citations98
US8845723B2Sep 30, 2014
Systems and methods for introducing elements into tissue
SPENCE PAUL A238 citations98
US8142493B2Mar 27, 2012
Method of heart valve repair
SPENCE PAUL A195 citations98
US6808483B1Oct 26, 2004
Implantable heart assist devices and methods
SPENCE PAUL A92 citations98
US6419696B1Jul 16, 2002
Annuloplasty devices and related heart valve repair methods
SPENCE PAUL A1,044 citations98
US8979923B2Mar 17, 2015
Tissue fastening systems and methods utilizing magnetic guidance
SPENCE PAUL A120 citations97
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC
8 patentsUS6705988B2Mar 16, 2004
Device to permit offpump beating heart coronary bypass surgery
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC97 citations99
US6488692B1Dec 3, 2002
Access and cannulation device and method for rapidly placing same and for rapidly closing same in minimally invasive surgery
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC305 citations99
US6390976B1May 21, 2002
System to permit offpump beating heart coronary bypass surgery
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC194 citations99
US6338712B2Jan 15, 2002
Device to permit offpump beating heart coronary bypass surgery
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC212 citations99
US6254617B1Jul 3, 2001
Means and method for performing an anastomosis
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC207 citations99
US6241742B1Jun 5, 2001
Means and method for performing an anastomosis
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC102 citations99
US6190397B1Feb 20, 2001
Means and method for performing an anastomosis
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC168 citations99
US7404792B2Jul 29, 2008
Device to permit offpump beating heart coronary bypass surgery
ORIGIN MEDSYSTEMS INC67 citations98
(unassigned)
5 patentsUS6883522B2Apr 26, 2005
Heart valve and apparatus for replacement thereof
283 citations99
US6718985B2Apr 13, 2004
Method and apparatus for catheter-based annuloplasty using local plications
643 citations99
US6619291B2Sep 16, 2003
Method and apparatus for catheter-based annuloplasty
643 citations99
US6530876B1Mar 11, 2003
Supplemental heart pump methods and systems for supplementing blood through the heart
201 citations99
US6406424B1Jun 18, 2002
Tissue stabilizer having an articulating lift element
94 citations97
CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES LL
4 patentsUSRE40377EJun 10, 2008
Means and method of replacing a heart valve in a minimally invasive manner
CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES LL199 citations98
US6162233ADec 19, 2000
Wire fasteners for use in minimally invasive surgery and means and methods for handling those fasteners
CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES LL369 citations98
US5972004AOct 26, 1999
Wire fasteners for use in minimally invasive surgery and apparatus and methods for handling those fasteners
CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES LL321 citations98
US6042607AMar 28, 2000
Means and method of replacing a heart valve in a minimally invasive manner
CARDIOVASCULAR TECHNOLOGIES LL2,066 citations97
MITRAL VALVE TECH SARL
4 patentsUS10226339B2Mar 12, 2019
Mitral valve docking devices, systems and methods
MITRAL VALVE TECH SARL39 citations97
US10052199B2Aug 21, 2018
Devices, systems and methods for delivering a prosthetic mitral valve and anchoring device
MITRAL VALVE TECH SARL43 citations97
US10034749B2Jul 31, 2018
Apparatus and methods for implanting a replacement heart valve
MITRAL VALVE TECH SARL56 citations97
US10016272B2Jul 10, 2018
Mitral repair and replacement devices and methods
MITRAL VALVE TECH SARL40 citations97
MITRALIGN INC
3 patentsUS7037334B1May 2, 2006
Method and apparatus for catheter-based annuloplasty using local plications
MITRALIGN INC583 citations99
US7431726B2Oct 7, 2008
Tissue fastening systems and methods utilizing magnetic guidance
MITRALIGN INC156 citations98
US7166127B2Jan 23, 2007
Tissue fastening systems and methods utilizing magnetic guidance
MITRALIGN INC619 citations98
GUIDANT CORP
2 patentsMAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC
2 patentsUS7497865B2Mar 3, 2009
Method and apparatus for performing anastomosis with eversion of tissue edges and joining of exposed intima of the everted tissue
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC57 citations97
US7476196B2Jan 13, 2009
Device to permit offpump beating heart coronary bypass surgery
MAQUET CARDIOVASCULAR LLC43 citations96
MEDTENTIA
2 patentsHLAVKA EDWIN J
1 patentIDX MEDICAL LTD
1 patentMEDTENTIA INT LTD OY
1 patentMEDTRONIC INC
1 patentEUV LLC
1 patentWILLIAMSON WARREN P
1 patentMEDTENTIA AB
1 patentHLAVKA EDWIN
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