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Kent J. Smith
Also filed as: SMITH KENT J
27 granted patents·7 pending applications·332 citations·filing 2014–2025
96Inventor score
Technology areasA61F
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34 records- 0197US9949825B2Bowed runners and corresponding valve assemblies for paravalvular leak protectionST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 24, 2018·55 cites·10 claims
- 0296US12023240B2Bowed runners and corresponding valve assemblies for paravalvular leak protectionST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 2, 2024·4 cites·20 claims
- 0395US11419716B2Stationary intra-annular halo designs for paravalvular leak (PVL) reduction—active channel filling cuff designsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 23, 2022·20 cites·16 claims
- 0495US10143551B2Paravalvular sealing via extended cuff mechanismsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 4, 2018·38 cites·17 claims
- 0595US10130467B2Subannular sealing for paravalvular leak protectionST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 20, 2018·38 cites·14 claims
- 0694US11147666B2Leaflet abrasion mitigation in prosthetic heart valvesST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 19, 2021·20 cites·8 claims
- 0794US9700409B2Reduced profile prosthetic heart valveST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 11, 2017·68 cites·21 claims
- 0893US10321990B2Leaflet abrasion mitigationST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 18, 2019·18 cites·10 claims
- 0993US9820852B2Stationary intra-annular halo designs for paravalvular leak (PVL) reduction—active channel filling cuff designsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 21, 2017·19 cites·7 claims
- 1092US11007054B2Subannular sealing for paravalvular leak protectionST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 18, 2021·17 cites·13 claims
- 1190US10271946B2Bowed runners and corresponding valve assemblies for paravalvular leak protectionST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 30, 2019·8 cites·20 claims
- 1289US2025359989A1Bowed Runners and Corresponding Valve Assemblies for Paravalvular Leak ProtectionST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1388US9610157B2Leaflet abrasion mitigationST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 4, 2017·10 cites·5 claims
- 1487US12403005B2Bowed runners and corresponding valve assemblies for paravalvular leak protectionST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2024·Granted Sep 2, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 1587US10952847B2Bowed runners and corresponding valve assemblies for paravalvular leak protectionST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 23, 2021·5 cites·17 claims
- 1687US2025352329A1Stationary Intra-Annular Halo Designs For Paravalvular Leak (PVL) Reduction - Active Channel Filling Cuff DesignsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1781US2025009504A1Stationary Intra-Annular Halo Designs For Paravalvular Leak (PVL) Reduction-Passive Channel Filling Cuff DesignsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1878US12390327B2Stationary intra-annular halo designs for paravalvular leak (PVL) reduction—active channel filling cuff designsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 19, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 1978US10500039B2Stationary intra-annular halo designs for paravalvular leak (PVL) reduction—active channel filling cuff designsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 10, 2019·2 cites·14 claims
- 2076US12409030B2Cuff stitching reinforcementST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 9, 2025·0 cites·11 claims
- 2175US10226332B2Leaflet abrasion mitigation in prosthetic heart valvesST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 12, 2019·2 cites·8 claims
- 2271US12121437B2Stationary intra-annular halo designs for paravalvular leak (pvl) reduction-passive channel filling cuff designsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 22, 2024·0 cites·13 claims
- 2369US10231828B2Reduced profile prosthetic heart valveST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 19, 2019·1 cites·22 claims
- 2469US9867611B2Anchoring studs for transcatheter valve implantationST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 16, 2018·4 cites·10 claims
- 2568US10390948B2Leaflet-cuff attachments for prosthetic heart valveST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 27, 2019·1 cites·14 claims
- 2667US10314693B2Cuff stitching reinforcementST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 11, 2019·2 cites·13 claims
- 2765US2022008197A1Leaflet Abrasion Mitigation in Prosthetic Heart ValvesST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2863US2025186199A1Methods for Reducing Leaflet StressST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2961US11660184B2Cuff stitching reinforcementST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 30, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 3061US11033385B2Stationary intra-annular halo designs for paravalvular leak (PVL) reduction-passive channel filling cuff designsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 15, 2021·0 cites·10 claims
- 3156US2025082465A1TAVR Commissure DesignST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3254US10874510B2Paravalvular sealing via extended cuff mechanismsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 29, 2020·0 cites·14 claims
- 3353US9597185B2Leaflet-cuff attachments for prosthetic heart valveST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 21, 2017·0 cites·17 claims
- 3451US2015209141A1Stationary intra-annular halo designs for paravalvular leak (pvl) reduction-passive channel filling cuff designsST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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