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Robert C. Farnan
Also filed as: FARNAN ROBERT · FARNAN ROBERT C
63 granted patents·20 pending applications·5,187 citations·filing 1989–2025
99Inventor score
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83 records- 0198US5104400ABlood vessel patchIMPRA INC·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 14, 1992·1.2k cites·15 claims
- 0298US5100422ABlood vessel patchIMPRA INC·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 31, 1992·956 cites·11 claims
- 0398US4955899ALongitudinally compliant vascular graftIMPRA INC·Filed 1989·Granted Sep 11, 1990·431 cites·19 claims
- 0497US8333687B2Methods of securing a cannula assembly, implanting a circulatory assist system and crossing a tissue barrierFARNAN ROBERT C·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 18, 2012·103 cites·23 claims
- 0596US9801987B2Bifurcated outflow cannulaeCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 31, 2017·54 cites·12 claims
- 0696US9211367B2Transseptal cannula, tip, delivery system, and methodCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 15, 2015·30 cites·3 claims
- 0795US11185682B2Blood pump with restart lockoutHEARTWARE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 30, 2021·16 cites·8 claims
- 0895US10426879B2Blood pump with restart lockoutHEARTWARE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 1, 2019·16 cites·12 claims
- 0995US8821366B2Transseptal cannula, tip, delivery system, and methodCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 2, 2014·50 cites·19 claims
- 1095US8545380B2Intravascular blood pump and catheterFARNAN ROBERT C·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 1, 2013·100 cites·12 claims
- 1195US6171329B1Self-expanding defect closure device and method of making and usingGORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 9, 2001·809 cites·30 claims
- 1295US5152782ANon-porous coated ptfe graftIMPRA INC·Filed 1989·Granted Oct 6, 1992·292 cites·9 claims
- 1394US11197977B2Catheters and devices and systems incorporating such cathetersPERFUZE LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 14, 2021·17 cites·21 claims
- 1494US9861728B2Heart assist system and methodsCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 9, 2018·21 cites·50 claims
- 1594US8394010B2Anchoring guide elementFARNAN ROBERT C·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 12, 2013·43 cites·8 claims
- 1692US9022916B2Transseptal cannula, tip, delivery system, and methodCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 5, 2015·30 cites·12 claims
- 1792US6623508B2Self-expanding defect closure device and method of making and usingGORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 23, 2003·284 cites·23 claims
- 1891US8821527B2Cannula tips, tissue attachment rings, and methods of delivering and using the sameFARNAN ROBERT C·Filed 2012·Granted Sep 2, 2014·56 cites·22 claims
- 1991US7931663B2Balloon catheter with non-deployable stentANGIOSCORE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 26, 2011·65 cites·12 claims
- 2090US9375328B2Balloon catheter with non-deployable stentFARNAN ROBERT C·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 28, 2016·29 cites·7 claims
- 2190US8784291B2Transseptal cannula, tip, delivery system, and methodCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 22, 2014·35 cites·16 claims
- 2290US8343029B2Transseptal cannula, tip, delivery system, and methodCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 1, 2013·51 cites·25 claims
- 2389US11058851B2Dilation delivery system for a medical deviceHEARTWARE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 13, 2021·6 cites·5 claims
- 2489US8460168B2Transseptal cannula device, coaxial balloon delivery device, and methods of using the sameFARNAN ROBERT C·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 11, 2013·22 cites·15 claims
- 2588US7722636B2Embolic device delivery system with torque fracture characteristicCODMAN & SHURTLEFF·Filed 2005·Granted May 25, 2010·52 cites·2 claims
- 2687US10350384B2Two-piece transseptal cannula, delivery system, and method of deliveryCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 16, 2019·19 cites·17 claims
- 2786US9415148B2Method of delivering a transseptal cannula to a heartCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 16, 2016·5 cites·7 claims
- 2886US9028393B2Coaxial balloon delivery device and method of delivering a transseptal cannula to a heartCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 12, 2015·14 cites·8 claims
- 2986US8768487B2Devices, methods and systems for establishing supplemental blood flow in the circulatory systemFARNAN ROBERT C·Filed 2011·Granted Jul 1, 2014·19 cites·33 claims
- 3084US11154704B2Heart assist system and methodsCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 26, 2021·4 cites·19 claims
- 3184US9050419B2Endovascular anastomotic connector device, delivery system, and methods of delivery and useFARNAN ROBERT C·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 9, 2015·13 cites·19 claims
- 3284US7108684B2Drug delivery balloon catheterNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 19, 2006·103 cites·12 claims
- 3383US6458313B2Method for reducing dilation balloon cone stiffnessSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 1, 2002·20 cites·13 claims
- 3482US8333727B2Two piece endovascular anastomotic connectorFARNAN ROBERT C·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 18, 2012·15 cites·31 claims
- 3582US7691119B2Balloon catheter with non-deployable stentANGIOSCORE INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 6, 2010·81 cites·9 claims
- 3679US9808564B2Systems for establishing supplemental blood flow in the circulatory systemCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 7, 2017·2 cites·6 claims
- 3779US7905823B2Devices, methods and systems for establishing supplemental blood flow in the circulatory systemCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 15, 2011·16 cites·8 claims
- 3878US10315006B2Dilation delivery system for a medical deviceHEARTWARE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 11, 2019·2 cites·10 claims
- 3976US9782559B2Malleable cannulaCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 10, 2017·3 cites·11 claims
- 4076US6926658B2Radiation delivery catheter for use with an intraluminal radiation treatment systemNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 9, 2005·66 cites·6 claims
- 4175US9717830B2Inflow cannula and blood flow assist systemCIRCULITE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 1, 2017·2 cites·15 claims
- 4274US6287506B1Method for reducing dilation balloon cone stiffnessSCHNEIDER USA INC·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 11, 2001·31 cites·10 claims
- 4373US2022126085A1Blood pump with restart lockoutHEARTWARE INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4472US9566375B2Methods for establishing supplemental blood flow in the circulatory systemFARNAN ROBERT C·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 14, 2017·4 cites·13 claims
- 4572US8308715B2Cannula stabilizerFARNAN ROBERT C·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 13, 2012·6 cites·19 claims
- 4672US2025269144A1Catheters and devices and systems incorporating such cathetersPERFUZE LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4770US12097334B2Dilation delivery system for a medical deviceHEARTWARE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Sep 24, 2024·0 cites·19 claims
- 4868US6569076B1Radioactive source trainNOVOSTE CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 27, 2003·38 cites·22 claims
- 4964US9750866B2Cannula lined with tissue in-growth materialFARNAN ROBERT C·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 5, 2017·2 cites·24 claims
- 5064US2021361910A1Catheters and devices and systems incorporating such cathetersPERFUZE LTD·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
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