Inventor
DUFFY NIALL
IE90 patents
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MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC
13 patentsUS9662203B2May 30, 2017
Prosthetic valve with vortice-inducing baffle
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC122 citations97
US6893417B2May 17, 2005
Catheter and guide wire exchange system with improved proximal shaft and transition section
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC119 citations95
US10555812B2Feb 11, 2020
Methods for anchoring a heart valve prosthesis in a transcatheter valve implantation procedure
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC37 citations94
US10492907B2Dec 3, 2019
Valve delivery system
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC29 citations94
US10154905B2Dec 18, 2018
System and method for deflecting a delivery catheter
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC24 citations94
US6902057B2Jun 7, 2005
Packaging device for a catheter assembly
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC30 citations93
US6966890B2Nov 22, 2005
Convertible balloon catheter and manufacture thereof
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC38 citations92
US7727268B2Jun 1, 2010
Methods and devices for placing a fistula device in fluid communication with a target vessel
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC24 citations89
US8343181B2Jan 1, 2013
Method and apparatus for treating stenoses at bifurcated regions
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC20 citations88
US11285003B2Mar 29, 2022
Prolapse prevention device and methods of use thereof
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC8 citations83
US7104399B2Sep 12, 2006
Packaging assembly for a catheter
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC18 citations79
US10561497B2Feb 18, 2020
Delivery system having a short capsule segment and a cinch mechanism and methods of use thereof
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC5 citations73
US10478297B2Nov 19, 2019
Delivery system having an integral centering mechanism for positioning a valve prosthesis in situ
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC3 citations71
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD
12 patentsUS10183104B2Jan 22, 2019
Modular implantable ventricular assist device
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD48 citations97
US9925045B2Mar 27, 2018
Systems, devices and methods for transcatheter valve delivery
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD71 citations97
US9616159B2Apr 11, 2017
Modular implantable ventricular assist device
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD81 citations97
US9023099B2May 5, 2015
Prosthetic mitral valve and delivery method
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD109 citations95
US10368989B2Aug 6, 2019
Hinged transcatheter prosthetic heart valve delivery system
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD27 citations93
US9744036B2Aug 29, 2017
Prosthetic mitral valve and delivery method
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD13 citations91
US9144493B2Sep 29, 2015
Valve prosthesis deployment assembly and method
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD21 citations91
US10973635B2Apr 13, 2021
Devices and methods for crimping a medical device
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD5 citations82
US10188515B2Jan 29, 2019
Devices and methods for crimping a medical device
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD6 citations82
US10159819B2Dec 25, 2018
Control module for delivery systems
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD4 citations73
US10869761B2Dec 22, 2020
Systems, devices and methods for transcatheter valve delivery
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD3 citations72
US10537429B2Jan 21, 2020
Prosthetic mitral valve and delivery method
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD1 citations71
DUFFY NIALL
10 patentsUS8475523B2Jul 2, 2013
Distal tip assembly for a heart valve delivery catheter
DUFFY NIALL208 citations99
US8926693B2Jan 6, 2015
Heart valve delivery catheter with safety button
DUFFY NIALL156 citations98
US8518106B2Aug 27, 2013
Catheter assembly with valve crimping accessories
DUFFY NIALL160 citations98
US8257312B2Sep 4, 2012
Integrated slitter for medical instrument inserter
DUFFY NIALL120 citations98
US9579197B2Feb 28, 2017
Systems and methods for positioning a heart valve using visual markers
DUFFY NIALL25 citations94
US9271856B2Mar 1, 2016
Delivery catheter with distal moving capsule for transapical prosthetic heart valve delivery
DUFFY NIALL24 citations93
US9452047B2Sep 27, 2016
Heart valve prosthesis recapture devices
DUFFY NIALL6 citations84
US9795482B2Oct 24, 2017
Prosthetic heart valve devices and methods of valve repair
DUFFY NIALL7 citations82
US9414914B2Aug 16, 2016
Catheter assembly with valve crimping accessories
DUFFY NIALL13 citations82
US8968233B2Mar 3, 2015
Arteriovenous shunt having a moveable valve
DUFFY NIALL6 citations72
MEDTRONIC INC
9 patentsUS6918928B2Jul 19, 2005
Medical device for intraluminal endovascular stenting
MEDTRONIC INC148 citations97
US6730116B1May 4, 2004
Medical device for intraluminal endovascular stenting
MEDTRONIC INC312 citations97
US8007469B2Aug 30, 2011
Medical instrument inserter
MEDTRONIC INC49 citations94
US9907931B2Mar 6, 2018
Elastic introducer sheath
MEDTRONIC INC30 citations92
US9956376B2May 1, 2018
Elastic introducer sheath
MEDTRONIC INC15 citations90
US10772749B2Sep 15, 2020
Tension member routing designs to achieve transcatheter stented prosthesis compression
MEDTRONIC INC5 citations82
US10661049B2May 26, 2020
Elastic introducer sheath
MEDTRONIC INC5 citations82
US9782257B2Oct 10, 2017
Heart valve delivery catheter with safety button
MEDTRONIC INC2 citations73
US11596766B2Mar 7, 2023
Elastic introducer sheath
MEDTRONIC INC2 citations71
MEDTRONIC CV LUXEMBOURG S A R L
3 patentsUS9301839B2Apr 5, 2016
Transcatheter prosthetic heart valve delivery device with release features
MEDTRONIC CV LUXEMBOURG S A R L49 citations93
US10925727B2Feb 23, 2021
Medical device delivery system and methods of delivering a medical device
MEDTRONIC CV LUXEMBOURG S A R L2 citations73
US11284985B2Mar 29, 2022
Integrated loading and storage system for implantable medical devices
MEDTRONIC CV LUXEMBOURG S A R L2 citations72
MEDTRONIC AVE INC
1 patentAVE CONNAUGHT
1 patent(unassigned)
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