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Darin Gittings
Also filed as: GITTINGS DARIN · GITTINGS DARIN C
44 granted patents·27 pending applications·6,008 citations·filing 1996–2025
99Inventor score
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71 records- 0197US5907893AMethods for the manufacture of radially expansible stentsMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 1, 1999·843 cites·114 claims
- 0296US9901443B2Prosthetic heart valve devices, prosthetic mitral valves and associated systems and methodsTWELVE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 27, 2018·28 cites·18 claims
- 0395US10945835B2Prosthetic heart valve devices, prosthetic mitral valves and associated systems and methodsTWELVE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 16, 2021·21 cites·19 claims
- 0495US8545535B2Suture anchors with one-way cinching mechanismsHIROTSUKA MARK·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 1, 2013·220 cites·53 claims
- 0595US7186265B2Prosthetic cardiac valves and systems and methods for implanting thereofMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 6, 2007·540 cites·9 claims
- 0695US6203568B1Endoluminal prostheses having position indicating markersMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 20, 2001·597 cites·27 claims
- 0794US10588614B2Methods and devices to treat diseased or injured musculoskeletal tissueFOUNDRY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 17, 2020·22 cites·20 claims
- 0894US9763780B2Devices, systems and methods for heart valve replacementTWELVE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 19, 2017·77 cites·42 claims
- 0994US8529607B2Sacral tether anchor and methods of useALAMIN TODD·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 10, 2013·90 cites·13 claims
- 1094US7938841B2Components, systems and methods for forming anastomoses using magnetism or other coupling meansMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted May 10, 2011·99 cites·6 claims
- 1194US6327772B1Method for fabricating a planar eversible lattice which forms a stent when evertedMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 11, 2001·553 cites·20 claims
- 1294US5824042AEndoluminal prostheses having position indicating markersMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 20, 1998·502 cites·26 claims
- 1392US10016271B2Prosthetic heart valve devices, prosthetic mitral valves and associated systems and methodsTWELVE INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 10, 2018·37 cites·24 claims
- 1492US7503930B2Prosthetic cardiac valves and systems and methods for implanting thereofMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 17, 2009·89 cites·7 claims
- 1592US7241300B2Components, systems and methods for forming anastomoses using magnetism or other coupling meansMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 10, 2007·299 cites·18 claims
- 1692US7214234B2Delivering a conduit into a heart wall to place a coronary vessel in communication with a heart chamber and removing tissue from the vessel or heart wall to facilitate such communicationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 8, 2007·179 cites·14 claims
- 1792US6517558B2Methods and devices for forming vascular anastomosesVENTRICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 11, 2003·389 cites·11 claims
- 1890US7232449B2Components, systems and methods for forming anastomoses using magnetism or other coupling meansMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 19, 2007·231 cites·9 claims
- 1990US6719768B1Magnetic components for use in forming anastomoses, creating ports in vessels and closing openings in tissueVENTRICA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 13, 2004·188 cites·45 claims
- 2089US7025773B2Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vesselMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 11, 2006·199 cites·6 claims
- 2188US9314568B2Devices and methods for tissue transferGURTNER GEOFFREY C·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 19, 2016·32 cites·26 claims
- 2287US12383252B2Methods and devices for accessing and retracting a capsule of a jointSTRYKER CORP·Filed 2024·Granted Aug 12, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 2386US7431727B2Magnetic components for use in forming anastomoses, creating ports in vessels and closing openings in tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 7, 2008·93 cites·13 claims
- 2485US8617167B2Methods and devices for accessing and retracting a capsule of a jointWEISEL THOMAS·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 31, 2013·16 cites·5 claims
- 2585US6802847B1Devices and methods for forming magnetic anastomoses and ports in vesselsVENTRICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 12, 2004·134 cites·10 claims
- 2685US2025339266A1Devices, systems and methods for heart valve replacementTWELVE INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2784US9675336B2Methods and devices for accessing and retracting a capsule of a jointPIVOT MEDICAL INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 13, 2017·12 cites·8 claims
- 2883US8518062B2Devices and methods for forming magnetic anastomoses between vesselsCOLE DAVID H·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 27, 2013·131 cites·12 claims
- 2982US12370042B2Devices, systems and methods for heart valve replacementTWELVE INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 29, 2025·0 cites·15 claims
- 3081US9463010B2Methods and devices to treat diseased or injured musculoskeletal tissueFOUNDRY LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 11, 2016·11 cites·13 claims
- 3180US11000267B2Knotless suture anchor and methods of useFOUNDRY LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 11, 2021·2 cites·19 claims
- 3279US10383624B2Methods and devices for suture anchor deliveryFOUNDRY LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 20, 2019·2 cites·39 claims
- 3378US7578828B2Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vesselMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 25, 2009·66 cites·9 claims
- 3478US6355057B1Staggered endoluminal stentMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 12, 2002·169 cites·19 claims
- 3578US2023172648A1Sacral tether anchor and methods of useEMPIRICAL SPINE INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3676US10582919B2Suture anchors with one-way cinching mechanismsFOUNDRY LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 10, 2020·4 cites·50 claims
- 3770US2021169539A1Sacral tether anchor and methods of useEMPIRICAL SPINE INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3869US7993356B2Delivering a conduit into a heart wall to place a coronary vessel in communication with a heart chamber and removing tissue from the vessel or heart wall to facilitate such communicationMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 9, 2011·4 cites·7 claims
- 3969US6651670B2Delivering a conduit into a heart wall to place a coronary vessel in communication with a heart chamber and removing tissue from the vessel or heart wall to facilitate such communicationVENTRICA INC·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 25, 2003·109 cites·16 claims
- 4068US11826249B2Devices, systems and methods for heart valve replacementTWELVE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 28, 2023·0 cites·11 claims
- 4168US2021196455A1Prosthetic heart valve devices, prosthetic mitral valves and associated systems and methodsTWELVE INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4266US11272925B2Methods and devices for suture anchor deliveryFOUNDRY LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 15, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 4365US7137962B2Devices and methods for use in performing transmyocardial coronary bypassMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 21, 2006·20 cites·1 claims
- 4461US10166020B2Methods and devices for accessing and retracting a capsule of a jointPIVOT MEDICAL INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 1, 2019·0 cites·10 claims
- 4560US2018125556A1Sacral tether anchor and methods of useEMPIRICAL SPINE INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 4659US2019358412A1Devices and methods for tissue transferLIFECELL CORP·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4758US2010121355A1Methods and devices for suture anchor deliveryFOUNDRY LLC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4857US2017014171A1Sacral tether anchor and methods of useEMPIRICAL SPINE INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 4955US2014005720A1Suture anchors with one-way cinching mechanismsFOUNDRY NEWCO XI INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 5054US2015134007A1Sacral tether anchor and methods of useSIMPIRICA SPINE INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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