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Clifton A. Alferness
Also filed as: ALFERNESS CLIFTON · ALFERNESS CLIFTON A · ALFERNESS CLIFTON ANTON
129 granted patents·66 pending applications·13,970 citations·filing 1974–2023
99Inventor score
Files withACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC39ALFERNESS CLIFTON A28INCONTROL INC24SPIRATION INC24CARDIAC DIMENSIONS INC8
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195 records- 0199US11771449B2Shockwave balloon catheter systemSHOCKWAVE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 3, 2023·35 cites·12 claims
- 0299US6085754ACardiac disease treatment methodACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 11, 2000·307 cites·5 claims
- 0398US8172898B2Device and method for modifying the shape of a body organALFERNESS CLIFTON A·Filed 2010·Granted May 8, 2012·170 cites·8 claims
- 0498US6908478B2Anchor and pull mitral valve device and methodCARDIAC DIMENSIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 21, 2005·541 cites·21 claims
- 0598US6582355B2Cardiac disease treatment methodACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 24, 2003·123 cites·6 claims
- 0698US6537203B1Cardiac disease treatment and deviceACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 25, 2003·200 cites·17 claims
- 0798US4349015AManually-actuable CPR apparatusPHYSIO CONTROL CORP·Filed 1980·Granted Sep 14, 1982·231 cites·16 claims
- 0897US10959743B2Shockwave balloon catheter systemSHOCKWAVE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 30, 2021·75 cites·8 claims
- 0997US10702293B2Two-stage method for treating calcified lesions within the wall of a blood vesselSHOCKWAVE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 7, 2020·79 cites·21 claims
- 1097US10039561B2Shockwave balloon catheter systemSHOCKWAVE MEDICAL INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 7, 2018·80 cites·10 claims
- 1197US6896652B2Cardiac disease treatment and deviceACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 24, 2005·91 cites·13 claims
- 1297US6482146B1Cardiac disease treatment and deviceACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 19, 2002·200 cites·12 claims
- 1397US6375608B1Cardiac reinforcement deviceACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 23, 2002·232 cites·19 claims
- 1497US6165122ACardiac reinforcement deviceACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 26, 2000·218 cites·20 claims
- 1597US6077218ACardiac reinforcement deviceACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 20, 2000·321 cites·15 claims
- 1697US5702343ACardiac reinforcement deviceACORN MEDICAL INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 30, 1997·550 cites·14 claims
- 1796US7942927B2Treating valve failureBAKER MED RES INST·Filed 2005·Granted May 17, 2011·303 cites·18 claims
- 1896US6800090B2Mitral valve therapy device, system and methodCARDIAC DIMENSIONS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 5, 2004·435 cites·3 claims
- 1996US6544168B2Cardiac reinforcement deviceACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 8, 2003·172 cites·15 claims
- 2095US8956371B2Shockwave balloon catheter systemHAWKINS DANIEL·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 17, 2015·142 cites·17 claims
- 2195US8956374B2Shockwave balloon catheter systemHAWKINS DANIEL·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 17, 2015·112 cites·8 claims
- 2295US8114064B2Infusion device with piston pumpALFERNESS CLIFTON A·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 14, 2012·102 cites·1 claims
- 2395US6997865B2Cardiac support device with anti-fibrosis liningACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 14, 2006·44 cites·11 claims
- 2495US6485407B2Tissue resection device, system and methodSPIRATION INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 26, 2002·224 cites·15 claims
- 2595US6165121ACardiac reinforcement deviceACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 26, 2000·247 cites·25 claims
- 2695US6126590ACardiac reinforcement deviceACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 3, 2000·238 cites·30 claims
- 2795US4424806AAutomated ventilation, CPR, and circulatory assistance apparatusPHYSIO CONTROL CORP·Filed 1981·Granted Jan 10, 1984·313 cites·42 claims
- 2894US9072534B2Non-cavitation shockwave balloon catheter systemADAMS JOHN M·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 7, 2015·104 cites·17 claims
- 2994US8162923B2Disposable infusion device with automatic unlocking mechanismADAMS JOHN M·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 24, 2012·103 cites·18 claims
- 3094US7713258B2Disposable infusion device facilitating tissue fold formation for cannula deployment and methodCALIBRA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2008·Granted May 11, 2010·84 cites·6 claims
- 3194US7022064B2Cardiac support with controlled ventricular pressureACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 4, 2006·37 cites·14 claims
- 3294US6902524B2Cardiac disease treatment and deviceACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 7, 2005·86 cites·18 claims
- 3394US6258100B1Method of reducing lung sizeSPIRATION INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 10, 2001·399 cites·10 claims
- 3493US6893392B2Cardiac reinforcement deviceACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 17, 2005·114 cites·24 claims
- 3593US6682476B2Cardiac disease treatment and deviceACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 27, 2004·187 cites·18 claims
- 3693US5135004AImplantable myocardial ischemia monitor and related methodINCONTROL INC·Filed 1991·Granted Aug 4, 1992·668 cites·31 claims
- 3792US6860847B2Constriction device viewable under X ray fluoroscopySPIRATION INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 1, 2005·336 cites·20 claims
- 3891US7674287B2Device and method for modifying the shape of a body organCARDIAC DIMENSIONS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 9, 2010·51 cites·7 claims
- 3991US6123662ACardiac disease treatment and deviceACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 26, 2000·221 cites·2 claims
- 4090US7713262B2Disposable infusion device with linear peristaltic pumpCALIBRA MEDICAL INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 11, 2010·60 cites·39 claims
- 4190US6567699B2Defibrillating cardiac constraintACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 20, 2003·148 cites·11 claims
- 4289US8753315B2Manual basal bolus drug delivery deviceALFERNESS CLIFTON A·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 17, 2014·27 cites·13 claims
- 4389US7757692B2Removable lung reduction devices, systems, and methodsSPIRATION INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 20, 2010·32 cites·9 claims
- 4489US7591826B2Device implantable in the coronary sinus to provide mitral valve therapyCARDIAC DIMENSIONS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 22, 2009·190 cites·5 claims
- 4589US7153258B2Cardiac support disease with anti-fibrosis coatingACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2004·Granted Dec 26, 2006·16 cites·10 claims
- 4689US6169922B1Defibrillating cardiac jacket with interwoven electrode gridsACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 2, 2001·275 cites·9 claims
- 4789US5387233AIntravenous cardiac lead with improved fixation and methodINCONTROL INC·Filed 1993·Granted Feb 7, 1995·292 cites·18 claims
- 4888US7651461B2Cardiac support with metallic structureACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 26, 2010·5 cites·24 claims
- 4988US7163507B2Cardiac reinforcement deviceACORN CARDIOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 16, 2007·69 cites·16 claims
- 5088US6491706B1Constriction device including fixation structureSPIRATION INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 10, 2002·220 cites·21 claims
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