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Niall Duffy
Also filed as: DUFFY NIALL · DUFFY NIALL F
94 granted patents·44 pending applications·2,758 citations·filing 1998–2025
99Inventor score
Files withMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC46MEDTRONIC INC32MEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD23DUFFY NIALL11MEDTRONIC CV LUXEMBOURG S A R L10
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138 records- 0197US9616159B2Modular implantable ventricular assist deviceMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 11, 2017·81 cites·19 claims
- 0297US8475523B2Distal tip assembly for a heart valve delivery catheterDUFFY NIALL·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 2, 2013·208 cites·14 claims
- 0396US10183104B2Modular implantable ventricular assist deviceMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 22, 2019·48 cites·16 claims
- 0496US10154905B2System and method for deflecting a delivery catheterMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 18, 2018·24 cites·6 claims
- 0596US9662203B2Prosthetic valve with vortice-inducing baffleMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 30, 2017·122 cites·21 claims
- 0696US8926693B2Heart valve delivery catheter with safety buttonDUFFY NIALL·Filed 2011·Granted Jan 6, 2015·156 cites·7 claims
- 0796US8518106B2Catheter assembly with valve crimping accessoriesDUFFY NIALL·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 27, 2013·160 cites·12 claims
- 0895US10555812B2Methods for anchoring a heart valve prosthesis in a transcatheter valve implantation procedureMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 11, 2020·37 cites·20 claims
- 0995US10492907B2Valve delivery systemMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 3, 2019·29 cites·20 claims
- 1095US8257312B2Integrated slitter for medical instrument inserterDUFFY NIALL·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 4, 2012·120 cites·37 claims
- 1194US9925045B2Systems, devices and methods for transcatheter valve deliveryMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 27, 2018·71 cites·17 claims
- 1293US10368989B2Hinged transcatheter prosthetic heart valve delivery systemMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 6, 2019·27 cites·16 claims
- 1393US9023099B2Prosthetic mitral valve and delivery methodMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2012·Granted May 5, 2015·109 cites·15 claims
- 1491US9907931B2Elastic introducer sheathMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 6, 2018·30 cites·20 claims
- 1591US9301839B2Transcatheter prosthetic heart valve delivery device with release featuresMEDTRONIC CV LUXEMBOURG S A R L·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 5, 2016·49 cites·14 claims
- 1690US9744036B2Prosthetic mitral valve and delivery methodMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·13 cites·14 claims
- 1788US11596766B2Elastic introducer sheathMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 7, 2023·2 cites·16 claims
- 1888US8007469B2Medical instrument inserterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 30, 2011·49 cites·25 claims
- 1988US6918928B2Medical device for intraluminal endovascular stentingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 19, 2005·148 cites·4 claims
- 2088US6730116B1Medical device for intraluminal endovascular stentingMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 4, 2004·312 cites·56 claims
- 2187US11285003B2Prolapse prevention device and methods of use thereofMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 29, 2022·8 cites·22 claims
- 2286US10973635B2Devices and methods for crimping a medical deviceMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 13, 2021·5 cites·12 claims
- 2386US10661049B2Elastic introducer sheathMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted May 26, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 2486US9579197B2Systems and methods for positioning a heart valve using visual markersDUFFY NIALL·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 28, 2017·25 cites·15 claims
- 2585US12268604B2System and method for deflecting a delivery catheterMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2023·Granted Apr 8, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 2685US9956376B2Elastic introducer sheathMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 1, 2018·15 cites·16 claims
- 2785US6800065B2Catheter and guide wire exchange systemMEDTRONIC AVE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 5, 2004·132 cites·23 claims
- 2885US6048332ADimpled porous infusion balloonAVE CONNAUGHT·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 11, 2000·304 cites·16 claims
- 2984US9271856B2Delivery catheter with distal moving capsule for transapical prosthetic heart valve deliveryDUFFY NIALL·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 1, 2016·24 cites·20 claims
- 3083US10772749B2Tension member routing designs to achieve transcatheter stented prosthesis compressionMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 15, 2020·5 cites·11 claims
- 3183US10561497B2Delivery system having a short capsule segment and a cinch mechanism and methods of use thereofMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 18, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 3283US9144493B2Valve prosthesis deployment assembly and methodMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 29, 2015·21 cites·24 claims
- 3382US10159819B2Control module for delivery systemsMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 25, 2018·4 cites·25 claims
- 3482US6893417B2Catheter and guide wire exchange system with improved proximal shaft and transition sectionMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 17, 2005·119 cites·7 claims
- 3582US2024415649A1Delivery system having an integral centering mechanism for positioning a valve prosthesis in situMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3680US12102530B2Delivery system having an integral centering mechanism for positioning a valve prosthesis in situMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 1, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 3780US10869761B2Systems, devices and methods for transcatheter valve deliveryMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 22, 2020·3 cites·14 claims
- 3879US12232959B2Prosthetic mitral valve and delivery methodMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3979US10925728B2Prosthetic heart valve delivery systems and methodsMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Feb 23, 2021·3 cites·23 claims
- 4079US10478297B2Delivery system having an integral centering mechanism for positioning a valve prosthesis in situMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 19, 2019·3 cites·17 claims
- 4179US2025009508A1Systems, devices and methods for transcatheter valve deliveryMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4278US9414914B2Catheter assembly with valve crimping accessoriesDUFFY NIALL·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 16, 2016·13 cites·10 claims
- 4377US12343257B2Prolapse prevention device and methods of use thereofMEDTRONIC VASCULAR INC·Filed 2024·Granted Jul 1, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 4477US12004982B2Devices and methods for crimping a medical deviceMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 11, 2024·0 cites·12 claims
- 4577US10188515B2Devices and methods for crimping a medical deviceMEDTRONIC VASCULAR GALWAY LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 29, 2019·6 cites·9 claims
- 4677US8372055B2Method of using a deflectable subselecting catheterMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 12, 2013·16 cites·7 claims
- 4776US12310870B2Tension member routing designs to achieve transcatheter stented prosthesis compressionMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2023·Granted May 27, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4876US11284985B2Integrated loading and storage system for implantable medical devicesMEDTRONIC CV LUXEMBOURG S A R L·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 29, 2022·2 cites·20 claims
- 4976US10925727B2Medical device delivery system and methods of delivering a medical deviceMEDTRONIC CV LUXEMBOURG S A R L·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 23, 2021·2 cites·21 claims
- 5076US2024315839A1Medical Device Delivery System and Methods of Delivering Medical DevicesMEDTRONIC CV LUXEMBOURG S A R L·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
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