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Kevin Van Bladel
Also filed as: VAN BLADEL KEVIN · VAN BLADEL KEVIN H
52 granted patents·9 pending applications·4,337 citations·filing 1994–2023
99Inventor score
Files withBIOVENTRIX INC23SANARUS MEDICAL INC6MENLO CARE INC5STACK RICHARD S5GEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC3
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61 records- 0196US5964744APolymeric medical device systems having shape memoryMENLO CARE INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 12, 1999·368 cites·11 claims
- 0296US5674241ACovered expanding mesh stentMENLO CARE INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 7, 1997·660 cites·29 claims
- 0394US9180035B2Devices and methods for retaining a gastro-esophageal implantSTACK RICHARD S·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 10, 2015·63 cites·11 claims
- 0493US7311672B2Device for biopsy of tumorsSANARUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 25, 2007·70 cites·27 claims
- 0592US9095363B2Remote pericardial hemostasis for ventricular access and reconstruction or other organ therapiesBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·42 cites·12 claims
- 0692US8979750B2Trans-catheter ventricular reconstruction structures, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 17, 2015·51 cites·22 claims
- 0792US7431725B2Devices and methods for retaining a gastro-esophageal implantSYNECOR LLC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 7, 2008·226 cites·16 claims
- 0892US6494844B1Device for biopsy and treatment of breast tumorsSANARUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 17, 2002·320 cites·9 claims
- 0991US9662212B2Trans-catheter ventricular reconstruction structures, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 30, 2017·12 cites·20 claims
- 1091US9173711B2Cardiac implant migration inhibiting systemsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 3, 2015·40 cites·30 claims
- 1191US9173712B2Over-the-wire cardiac implant delivery system for treatment of CHF and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 3, 2015·44 cites·27 claims
- 1291US6540694B1Device for biopsy tumorsSANARUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 1, 2003·273 cites·6 claims
- 1391US6241744B1Apparatus for deploying a guidewire across a complex lesionFOX HOLLOW TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 5, 2001·372 cites·9 claims
- 1490US6551255B2Device for biopsy of tumorsSANARUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 22, 2003·260 cites·21 claims
- 1590US5968070ACovered expanding mesh stentCORDIS CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 19, 1999·346 cites·9 claims
- 1689US11744615B2Pericardial inflation catheter and systems and methods employing sameBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 5, 2023·2 cites·22 claims
- 1789US10219904B2Cardiac implant migration inhibiting systemsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 5, 2019·7 cites·22 claims
- 1889US9937043B2Remote pericardial hemostasis for ventricular access and reconstruction or other organ therapiesBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 10, 2018·7 cites·13 claims
- 1988US11540822B2Cardiac tissue anchoring devices, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 3, 2023·2 cites·11 claims
- 2088US10179049B2Trans-catheter ventricular reconstruction structures, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 15, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 2188US9320513B2Trans-catheter ventricular reconstruction structures, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 26, 2016·7 cites·23 claims
- 2288US8206456B2Restrictive and/or obstructive implant system for inducing weight lossSTACK RICHARD S·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 26, 2012·50 cites·4 claims
- 2387US5902832AMethod of synthesizing swollen hydrogel for sphincter augmentationMENLO CARE INC·Filed 1996·Granted May 11, 1999·185 cites·11 claims
- 2487US5855615AController expansion sphincter augmentation mediaMENLO CARE INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 5, 1999·179 cites·37 claims
- 2586US11903834B2Heart anchor positioning devices, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 20, 2024·2 cites·18 claims
- 2685US11051942B2Trans-catheter ventricular reconstruction structures, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 6, 2021·4 cites·20 claims
- 2785US6945942B2Device for biopsy and treatment of breast tumorsSANARUS MEDICAL INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 20, 2005·143 cites·7 claims
- 2884US11185414B2Systems and methods for deploying a cardiac anchorBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 30, 2021·4 cites·19 claims
- 2983US5813411AMethod of deforming tissue with a swollen hydrogelMENLO CARE INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 29, 1998·147 cites·21 claims
- 3080US11478353B2Percutaneous arterial access to position trans-myocardial implant devices and methodsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 25, 2022·4 cites·19 claims
- 3180US8241202B2Restrictive and/or obstructive implant for inducing weight lossBALBIERZ DANIEL J·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 14, 2012·9 cites·11 claims
- 3279US10617524B2Tissue protecting devices for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 14, 2020·3 cites·15 claims
- 3378US11051941B2Over-the-wire cardiac implant delivery system for treatment of CHF and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 6, 2021·2 cites·14 claims
- 3478US10064540B2Visualization apparatus for transseptal accessSAADAT VAHID·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 4, 2018·15 cites·41 claims
- 3576US5913818AVascular retractorGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 22, 1999·184 cites·30 claims
- 3675US10575953B2Heart anchor positioning devices, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 3, 2020·6 cites·19 claims
- 3775US10314498B2Cardiac tissue penetrating devices, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 11, 2019·6 cites·24 claims
- 3873US9445791B2Systems and methods related to gastro-esophageal implantsSTACK RICHARD S·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 20, 2016·5 cites·26 claims
- 3970US9220402B2Visualization and treatment via percutaneous methods and devicesROTHE CHRIS A·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 29, 2015·8 cites·35 claims
- 4068US10588613B2Cardiac tissue anchoring devices, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 17, 2020·3 cites·8 claims
- 4167US10206779B2Systems and methods for deploying a cardiac anchorBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 19, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 4267US8784500B2Devices and methods for retaining a gastro-esophageal implantSTACK RICHARD S·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 22, 2014·24 cites·20 claims
- 4362US11529234B2Tissue protecting devices for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 20, 2022·0 cites·16 claims
- 4459US11559212B2Cardiac tissue penetrating devices, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 24, 2023·0 cites·6 claims
- 4558US12070404B1Self-expanding vascular flow reducer with stabilized throat sectionVAHATICOR INC·Filed 2023·Granted Aug 27, 2024·0 cites·30 claims
- 4656US6033361AVascular retractorGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 7, 2000·73 cites·28 claims
- 4756US2024058127A1Transvalvular intraannular implant for valve repairHEART REPAIR TECH INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4855US10285836B2Systems and methods related to gastro-esophageal implantsBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 14, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 4955US10098773B2Restrictive and/or obstructive implant for inducing weight lossBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 16, 2018·0 cites·19 claims
- 5055US6228024B1Vascular retractorGEN SURGICAL INNOVATIONS INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 8, 2001·60 cites·32 claims
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