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Ralph Kafesjian
Also filed as: KAFESJIAN RALPH · KAFESJIAN RALPH R
16 granted patents·2 pending applications·2,666 citations·filing 1976–2016
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18 records- 0198US6102944AMethods of tissue heart valve assemblyEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 15, 2000·294 cites·14 claims
- 0298US5961549AMulti-leaflet bioprosthetic heart valveBAXTER INT·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 5, 1999·392 cites·15 claims
- 0397US6585766B1Cloth-covered stents for tissue heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 1, 2003·364 cites·15 claims
- 0496US5928281ATissue heart valvesBAXTER INT·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 27, 1999·532 cites·47 claims
- 0594US6945997B2Heart valves and suture rings thereforEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 20, 2005·211 cites·13 claims
- 0694US6245105B1Method of testing bioprosthetic heart valve leafletsEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 12, 2001·129 cites·41 claims
- 0792US6837902B2Methods of making bioprosthetic heart valves with strain matched leafletsEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 4, 2005·163 cites·20 claims
- 0891US6413275B1Apparatus for testing bioprosthetic heart valve leafletsEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 2, 2002·67 cites·26 claims
- 0990US7008591B2Supercritical fluid extraction process for tissue preparationEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 7, 2006·78 cites·36 claims
- 1086US8518108B2Contoured heart valve suture ringsHUYNH VAN LE·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 27, 2013·36 cites·20 claims
- 1185US6964682B2Heart valve holder that resist suture loopingEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 15, 2005·125 cites·10 claims
- 1284USRE46668EHeart valve holder and method for resisting suture loopingEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 16, 2018·9 cites·37 claims
- 1374USRE47065EHeart valve holder and method for resisting suture loopingEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 2, 2018·2 cites·22 claims
- 1474US5880242ANonpolymeric epoxy compounds for cross linking biological tissue and bioprosthetic grafts prepared therebyBAXTER INT·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 9, 1999·142 cites·13 claims
- 1561US4017911AHeart valve with a sintered porous surfaceAMERICAN HOSPITAL SUPPLY CORP·Filed 1976·Granted Apr 19, 1977·51 cites·4 claims
- 1659US5035709AMechanical heart valve with compliant sewing ringBAXTER INT·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 30, 1991·71 cites·10 claims
- 1748US2004093080A1Bioactive coatings to prevent tissue overgrowth on artificial heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 1832US2003074059A1Bioprosthetic heart valve with strain matched leafletsFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
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