Inventor
EBERHARDT CAROL E
US41 patents
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MEDTRONIC INC
31 patentsUS6350282B1Feb 26, 2002
Stented bioprosthetic heart valve
MEDTRONIC INC208 citations99
US5279612AJan 18, 1994
Dynamic fixation of porcine aortic valves
MEDTRONIC INC185 citations99
US9339382B2May 17, 2016
Stents for prosthetic heart valves
MEDTRONIC INC162 citations98
US8511244B2Aug 20, 2013
Methods and apparatuses for assembly of a pericardial prosthetic heart valve
MEDTRONIC INC135 citations98
US7972378B2Jul 5, 2011
Stents for prosthetic heart valves
MEDTRONIC INC452 citations98
US5476510ADec 19, 1995
Holder for heart valve
MEDTRONIC INC456 citations97
US10016274B2Jul 10, 2018
Stent for prosthetic heart valves
MEDTRONIC INC30 citations96
US6761735B2Jul 13, 2004
Heart valve fixation process and apparatus
MEDTRONIC INC76 citations94
US5716401AFeb 10, 1998
Holder for heart valve
MEDTRONIC INC82 citations94
US5406857AApr 18, 1995
Method and apparatus for testing of circumferentially compliant bioprosthetic valve
MEDTRONIC INC48 citations94
US10820993B2Nov 3, 2020
Stents for prosthetic heart valves
MEDTRONIC INC11 citations93
US5824060AOct 20, 1998
Natural tissue heart valve fixation
MEDTRONIC INC32 citations87
US9561119B2Feb 7, 2017
Stents for prosthetic heart valves and methods of making same
MEDTRONIC INC7 citations84
US6347632B1Feb 19, 2002
Compliant simulated aortas, method for making same by adjusting durometer of materials, and method for testing heart valves
MEDTRONIC INC14 citations84
US11607311B2Mar 21, 2023
Stents for prosthetic heart valves
MEDTRONIC INC4 citations83
US11284999B2Mar 29, 2022
Stents for prosthetic heart valves
MEDTRONIC INC5 citations83
US10646335B2May 12, 2020
Stents for prosthetic heart valves
MEDTRONIC INC4 citations83
US9827090B2Nov 28, 2017
Prosthetic heart valve devices and methods of valve replacement
MEDTRONIC INC12 citations82
US9333100B2May 10, 2016
Stents for prosthetic heart valves
MEDTRONIC INC5 citations82
US10335280B2Jul 2, 2019
Method for ablating target tissue of a patient
MEDTRONIC INC3 citations73
USD345910SApr 12, 1994
Storage container for a heart valve
MEDTRONIC INC6 citations71
US11654022B2May 23, 2023
Stents for prosthetic heart valves and methods of making same
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations63
US11786367B2Oct 17, 2023
Stents for prosthetic heart valves
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US11259919B2Mar 1, 2022
Stents for prosthetic heart valves
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations62
US12564489B2Mar 3, 2026
Stented prosthetic heart valves
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations61
US5546820AAug 20, 1996
Method and apparatus for testing of circumferentially compliant bioprosthetic valve
MEDTRONIC INC3 citations61
US10729540B2Aug 4, 2020
Stents for prosthetic heart valves and methods of making same
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations52
US9949831B2Apr 24, 2018
Image-guided heart valve placement
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations52
US10806569B2Oct 20, 2020
Stented prosthetic heart valves
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations51
US10548723B2Feb 4, 2020
Prosthetic heart valve devices and methods of valve replacement
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations50
US10758343B2Sep 1, 2020
Stent for prosthetic heart valves
MEDTRONIC INC0 citations48
EBERHARDT CAROL E
3 patentsUS9011524B2Apr 21, 2015
Prosthetic heart valves and methods of attaching same
EBERHARDT CAROL E156 citations98
US8500801B2Aug 6, 2013
Stents for prosthetic heart valves and methods of making same
EBERHARDT CAROL E43 citations97
US8628566B2Jan 14, 2014
Stents for prosthetic heart valves
EBERHARDT CAROL E202 citations96