Inventor
PETERS WILLIAM S
US39 patents
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HEARTPORT INC
29 patentsUS7100614B2Sep 5, 2006
Method of Forming a Lesion in Heart Tissue
HEARTPORT INC400 citations99
US6913601B2Jul 5, 2005
Method for delivering a fluid to the coronary ostia
HEARTPORT INC101 citations99
US6679268B2Jan 20, 2004
Method and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac procedures
HEARTPORT INC270 citations99
US6651671B1Nov 25, 2003
Lens-invasive devices and methods for cardiac valve surgery
HEARTPORT INC322 citations99
US6613069B2Sep 2, 2003
Tunneling instrument for port access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery
HEARTPORT INC1,400 citations99
US6494211B1Dec 17, 2002
Device and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery
HEARTPORT INC175 citations99
US6478029B1Nov 12, 2002
Devices and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery
HEARTPORT INC158 citations99
US6029671AFeb 29, 2000
System and methods for performing endovascular procedures
HEARTPORT INC745 citations99
US6010531AJan 4, 2000
Less-invasive devices and methods for cardiac valve surgery
HEARTPORT INC1,074 citations99
US5924424AJul 20, 1999
Method and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac procedures
HEARTPORT INC816 citations99
US5855614AJan 5, 1999
Method and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac procedures
HEARTPORT INC1,203 citations99
US5807318ASep 15, 1998
Method of perfusing the coronary vasculature
HEARTPORT INC183 citations99
US5799661ASep 1, 1998
Devices and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery
HEARTPORT INC583 citations99
US5766151AJun 16, 1998
Endovascular system for arresting the heart
HEARTPORT INC1,070 citations99
US5713951AFeb 3, 1998
Thoracoscopic valve prosthesis delivery device
HEARTPORT INC343 citations99
US5695457ADec 9, 1997
Cardioplegia catheter system
HEARTPORT INC226 citations99
USRE35352EOct 15, 1996
Method for intraluminally inducing cardioplegic arrest and catheter for use therein
HEARTPORT INC124 citations99
US6913600B2Jul 5, 2005
Endovascular system for arresting the heart
HEARTPORT INC408 citations98
US6899704B2May 31, 2005
Devices and methods for intracardiac procedures
HEARTPORT INC85 citations98
US6814700B1Nov 9, 2004
Soft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical access
HEARTPORT INC254 citations98
US5860992AJan 19, 1999
Endoscopic suturing devices and methods
HEARTPORT INC702 citations98
US5814016ASep 29, 1998
Endovascular system for arresting the heart
HEARTPORT INC655 citations98
US5810721ASep 22, 1998
Soft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical access
HEARTPORT INC1,900 citations98
US7028692B2Apr 18, 2006
Methods and systems for performing thoracoscopic coronary bypass and other procedures
HEARTPORT INC42 citations96
US5971973AOct 26, 1999
Method of occluding a patient's ascending aorta and returning oxygenated blood to the patient from a bypass system
HEARTPORT INC37 citations93
US5762624AJun 9, 1998
Venous cannula
HEARTPORT INC26 citations93
US5759170AJun 2, 1998
Method for intraluminally inducing cardioplegic arrest and catheter for use therein
HEARTPORT INC23 citations93
US7131447B2Nov 7, 2006
Methods and systems for performing thoracoscopic coronary bypass and other procedures
HEARTPORT INC30 citations92
US5725496AMar 10, 1998
Method for intraluminally inducing cardioplegic arrest and catheter for use therein
HEARTPORT INC12 citations74
(unassigned)
4 patentsUS6401720B1Jun 11, 2002
Method and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac procedures
323 citations99
US5797960AAug 25, 1998
Method and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac procedures
1,426 citations99
US6325067B1Dec 4, 2001
Methods and systems for performing thoracoscopic coronary bypass and other procedures
76 citations96
US6451004B1Sep 17, 2002
Method for intraluminally inducing cardioplegic arrest and catheter for use therein
6 citations74