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Rafael Pintor
Also filed as: PINTOR RAFAEL
50 granted patents·9 pending applications·3,948 citations·filing 1997–2025
99Inventor score
Files withEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP40EV3 ENDOVASCULAR INC4PINTOR RAFAEL3EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES INNOVATION ISRAEL LTD2HODSHON FRED2
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59 records- 0199US8348998B2Unitary quick connect prosthetic heart valve and deployment system and methodsEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 8, 2013·315 cites·28 claims
- 0298US8696742B2Unitary quick-connect prosthetic heart valve deployment methodsEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 15, 2014·171 cites·19 claims
- 0398US8308798B2Quick-connect prosthetic heart valve and methodsPINTOR RAFAEL·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 13, 2012·485 cites·25 claims
- 0498US6482217B1Neuro thrombectomy catheterENDICOR MEDICAL INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 19, 2002·1.6k cites·83 claims
- 0596US9561100B2Systems for quickly delivering a prosthetic heart valveEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 7, 2017·26 cites·13 claims
- 0695US9005277B2Unitary quick-connect prosthetic heart valve deployment systemEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 14, 2015·56 cites·25 claims
- 0795US8641757B2Systems for rapidly deploying surgical heart valvesPINTOR RAFAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 4, 2014·87 cites·22 claims
- 0895US8449625B2Methods of measuring heart valve annuluses for valve replacementCAMPBELL LOUIS A·Filed 2009·Granted May 28, 2013·168 cites·28 claims
- 0995US7842055B2Neuro thrombectomy catheterEV3 ENDOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 30, 2010·162 cites·47 claims
- 1093US9248016B2Prosthetic heart valve systemOBA TRAVIS·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 2, 2016·80 cites·13 claims
- 1193US8579926B2Plaque removal device with rotatable cutting elementPINTOR RAFAEL·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 12, 2013·66 cites·19 claims
- 1291US9370418B2Rapidly deployable surgical heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 21, 2016·56 cites·22 claims
- 1391US9005278B2Quick-connect prosthetic heart valveEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 14, 2015·29 cites·22 claims
- 1490US7235088B2Neuro thrombectomy catheterEV3 ENDOVASCULAR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 26, 2007·191 cites·66 claims
- 1589US11197757B2Methods of safely expanding prosthetic heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 14, 2021·2 cites·20 claims
- 1686US2024366374A1Surgical heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1785US8869982B2Prosthetic heart valve packaging and deployment systemHODSHON FRED·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 28, 2014·18 cites·27 claims
- 1885US5810867ADilatation catheter with varied stiffnessMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 22, 1998·219 cites·11 claims
- 1984US12164598B2Expandable prosthetic heart valve safety systemsEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2023·Granted Dec 10, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2084US9918836B2Prosthetic heart valve packaging and deployment methodsEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 20, 2018·5 cites·24 claims
- 2182US12011350B2Rapid implant prosthetic heart valve systemEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Jun 18, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2281US12053377B2Methods for rapidly deployable surgical heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 6, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 2381USD846122SHeart valve sizerEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 16, 2019·20 cites·1 claims
- 2481US9504563B2Rapidly deployable surgical heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 29, 2016·8 cites·20 claims
- 2580US10722358B2Systems for rapidly deployable surgical heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 28, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 2680US9931207B2Methods of implanting a heart valve at an aortic annulusEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 3, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 2780US9901448B2Rapid deployment methods for prosthetic heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 27, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 2879US8591567B2Apparatus and method for in situ expansion of prosthetic deviceCHAU MARK·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 26, 2013·12 cites·18 claims
- 2978US9301749B2Expandable clip for tissue repairEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 5, 2016·12 cites·15 claims
- 3077US9877831B2Conformal expansion of prosthetic devices to anatomical shapesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 30, 2018·2 cites·24 claims
- 3177US9295539B2Prosthetic heart valve packaging and deployment methodsHODSHON FRED·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 29, 2016·8 cites·18 claims
- 3276US6030405ADilatation catheter with varied stiffnessMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 29, 2000·149 cites·3 claims
- 3375US11775613B2Methods of safely expanding prosthetic heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 3, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3474US11504232B2Rapid implant prosthetic heart valve systemEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Nov 22, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3573US10667906B2Methods of conformal expansion of prosthetic heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 2, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 3673US10182909B2Methods for quickly implanting a prosthetic heart valveEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 22, 2019·1 cites·22 claims
- 3772US11471279B2Systems for rapidly deployable surgical heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 18, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3872US10835378B2Prosthetic heart valve packaging and deployment systemsEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 17, 2020·1 cites·20 claims
- 3971US2024122708A1Fastener and techniques thereforEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES INNOVATION ISRAEL LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4070US11311378B2Prosthetic heart valve packaging and deployment systemsEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 26, 2022·0 cites·21 claims
- 4168US9125741B2Systems and methods for ensuring safe and rapid deployment of prosthetic heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 8, 2015·2 cites·18 claims
- 4267US11890191B2Fastener and techniques thereforEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES INNOVATION ISRAEL LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Feb 6, 2024·0 cites·22 claims
- 4366US10799346B2Methods for quickly implanting a prosthetic heart valveEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 13, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4464US11412954B2Device for measuring an aortic valve annulus in an expanded conditionEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 16, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 4563US9314334B2Conformal expansion of prosthetic devices to anatomical shapesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 19, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 4661US10555810B2Prosthetic heart valve deployment systemsEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 11, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 4759US10231646B2Device for measuring an aortic valve annulus in an expanded conditionEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 19, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 4859US10039641B2Methods of rapidly deployable surgical heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 7, 2018·0 cites·20 claims
- 4958US10548728B2Safety systems for expansion of prosthetic heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 4, 2020·0 cites·15 claims
- 5056US9968450B2Methods for ensuring safe and rapid deployment of prosthetic heart valvesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2015·Granted May 15, 2018·0 cites·13 claims
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