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Michael Walter Kirk
Also filed as: KIRK MICHAEL · KIRK MICHAEL WALTER
21 granted patents·6 pending applications·858 citations·filing 2007–2025
96Inventor score
Files withEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CARDIAQ LLC11SYNTHEON 2 0 LLC7EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG4MEDTRONIC INC2RIVERA CARLOS1
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27 records- 0198US10624630B2Multiple-firing securing device and methods for using and manufacturing sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 21, 2020·589 cites·18 claims
- 0297US11712249B2Left atrial appendage clipping device and methods for clipping the LAASYNTHEON 2 0 LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 1, 2023·6 cites·21 claims
- 0397US10925615B2Recapturable left atrial appendage clipping device and methods for recapturing a left atrial appendage clipSYNTHEON 2 0 LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 23, 2021·9 cites·28 claims
- 0497US9913716B2Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CARDIAQ LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 13, 2018·42 cites·24 claims
- 0596US11793524B2Recapturable left atrial appendage clipping device and methods for recapturing a left atrial appendage clipSYNTHEON 2 0 LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 24, 2023·7 cites·36 claims
- 0696US11707356B2Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CARDIAQ LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 25, 2023·5 cites·20 claims
- 0795US9827093B2Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CARDIAQ LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 28, 2017·72 cites·25 claims
- 0893US12171438B2Recapturable left atrial appendage clipping device and methods for recapturing a left atrial appendage clipMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 24, 2024·1 cites·21 claims
- 0993US9566178B2Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CARDIAQ LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 14, 2017·47 cites·29 claims
- 1092US12364596B2Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CARDIAQ LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 22, 2025·1 cites·20 claims
- 1190US11191547B2Left atrial appendage clipping device and methods for clipping the LAASYNTHEON 2 0 LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 7, 2021·9 cites·50 claims
- 1290US10874508B2Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CARDIAQ LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 29, 2020·11 cites·24 claims
- 1389US9814611B2Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CARDIAQ LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 14, 2017·32 cites·13 claims
- 1485US10980650B2Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CARDIAQ LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 20, 2021·5 cites·20 claims
- 1583US2025221715A1Recapturable left atrial appendage clipping device and methods for recapturing a left atrial appendage clipMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1682US10918392B2Left atrial appendage clipping device and methods for clipping the LAASYNTHEON 2 0 LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 16, 2021·1 cites·22 claims
- 1781US10478295B2Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CARDIAQ LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 19, 2019·3 cites·21 claims
- 1880US11172924B2Multiple-firing suture fixation device and methods for using and manufacturing sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 16, 2021·2 cites·22 claims
- 1980US10238514B2Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CARDIAQ LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 26, 2019·3 cites·25 claims
- 2078US2023338042A1Left Atrial Appendage Clipping Device and Methods for Clipping the LAASYNTHEON 2 0 LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2178US2025261937A1Multiple-firing suture fixation device and methods for using and manufacturing sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2274US12251097B2Multiple-firing suture fixation device and methods for using and manufacturing sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG·Filed 2021·Granted Mar 18, 2025·0 cites·22 claims
- 2374US7959162B2Releasing instrument holder and method of operating the instrument holderSYNTHEON LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 14, 2011·9 cites·20 claims
- 2471US2025281284A1Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling sameEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CARDIAQ LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2560US8840547B2Flexible, selectively rotatable tissue retractor and method for using the retractorRIVERA CARLOS·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 23, 2014·4 cites·20 claims
- 2656US2025312021A1Minimally invasive left atrial appendage clipSYNTHEON 2 0 LLC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2748US2012261066A1Sealed Device and Method of SealingSMITH KEVIN W·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
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