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Werner Hafelfinger
Also filed as: HAFELFINGER WERNER
33 granted patents·13 pending applications·2,028 citations·filing 1989–2025
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46 records- 0199US11850138B2Shunt for redistributing atrial blood volumeV WAVE LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Dec 26, 2023·18 cites·26 claims
- 0298US12186176B2Shunt for redistributing atrial blood volumeV WAVE LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 7, 2025·8 cites·30 claims
- 0398US12115328B2Devices with dimensions that can be reduced and increased in vivo, and methods of making and using the sameV WAVE LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 15, 2024·10 cites·41 claims
- 0498US11607327B2Systems and methods for making encapsulated hourglass shaped stentsV WAVE LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 21, 2023·16 cites·14 claims
- 0598US11497631B2Systems and methods for making encapsulated hourglass shaped stentsV WAVE LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 15, 2022·16 cites·20 claims
- 0698US11458287B2Devices with dimensions that can be reduced and increased in vivo, and methods of making and using the sameV WAVE LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 4, 2022·19 cites·29 claims
- 0798US11304831B2Systems and methods for making encapsulated hourglass shaped stentsV WAVE LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 19, 2022·29 cites·24 claims
- 0898US11234702B1Interatrial shunt having physiologic sensorV WAVE LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 1, 2022·44 cites·22 claims
- 0998US10898698B1Devices with dimensions that can be reduced and increased in vivo, and methods of making and using the sameV WAVE LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 26, 2021·64 cites·28 claims
- 1098US10835394B2Systems and methods for making encapsulated hourglass shaped stentsV WAVE LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 17, 2020·58 cites·29 claims
- 1198US10251740B2Shunt for redistributing atrial blood volumeV WAVE LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 9, 2019·53 cites·20 claims
- 1298US10076403B1Shunt for redistributing atrial blood volumeV WAVE LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 18, 2018·81 cites·21 claims
- 1398US7402899B1Hermetically sealable silicon system and method of making samePACESETTER INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 22, 2008·86 cites·7 claims
- 1497US12251529B2Devices with dimensions that can be reduced and increased in vivo, and methods of making and using the sameV WAVE LTD·Filed 2024·Granted Mar 18, 2025·5 cites·24 claims
- 1596US12296122B2Hybrid devices with dimensions that can be adjusted in vivo and methods of manufacturing thereofV WAVE LTD·Filed 2024·Granted May 13, 2025·3 cites·30 claims
- 1696US11865282B2Systems and methods for creating an interatrial shuntV WAVE LTD·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 9, 2024·19 cites·27 claims
- 1796US11813386B2Interatrial shunt with expanded neck regionV WAVE LTD·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 14, 2023·20 cites·30 claims
- 1896US10925706B2Shunt for redistributing atrial blood volumeV WAVE LTD·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 23, 2021·53 cites·20 claims
- 1996US9918677B2Implantable pressure transducer system optimized to correct environmental factorsPACESETTER INC·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 20, 2018·38 cites·11 claims
- 2096US7509169B2Implantable pressure transducer system optimized for anchoring and positioningPACESETTER INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 24, 2009·206 cites·30 claims
- 2195US11109988B2Systems and methods for making encapsulated hourglass shaped stentsV WAVE LTD·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 7, 2021·25 cites·16 claims
- 2295US8303511B2Implantable pressure transducer system optimized for reduced thrombosis effectEIGLER NEAL L·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 6, 2012·137 cites·38 claims
- 2394US12369918B2Interatrial shunt having physiologic sensorV WAVE LTD·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 29, 2025·2 cites·22 claims
- 2493US8235916B2System and method for manipulating insertion pathways for accessing target sitesWHITING JAMES S·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 7, 2012·154 cites·13 claims
- 2593US5003975AAutomatic electrode configuration of an implantable pacemakerSIEMENS PACESETTER·Filed 1989·Granted Apr 2, 1991·341 cites·29 claims
- 2691US7967790B2Hemostasis valve with iris sealPACESETTER INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jun 28, 2011·77 cites·8 claims
- 2791US4991603ATransvenously placed defibrillation leads via an inferior vena cava access site and method of useSIEMENS PACESETTER·Filed 1989·Granted Feb 12, 1991·248 cites·34 claims
- 2888US8142363B1Cardiac rhythm management lead with omni-directional pressure sensingEIGLER NEAL L·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 27, 2012·59 cites·17 claims
- 2987US9060696B2Implantable pressure transducer system optimized to correct environmental factorsEIGLER NEAL L·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 23, 2015·38 cites·17 claims
- 3086US12370043B2Device for securing heart valve leafletsCEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 29, 2025·1 cites·14 claims
- 3184US11241308B2Device for securing heart valve leafletsCEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 8, 2022·6 cites·22 claims
- 3283US2025352210A1Interatrial shunt having physiologic sensorV WAVE LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3382US8029470B2Transmembrane access systems and methodsPACESETTER INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 4, 2011·94 cites·7 claims
- 3477US2025205460A1Devices with dimensions that can be reduced and increased in vivo, and methods of making and using the sameV WAVE LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3575US2023277343A1Systems and methods for making encapsulated hourglass shaped stentsV WAVE LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3671US2024075260A1Interatrial shunt with expanded neck regionV WAVE LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3770US2025262418A1Hybrid devices with dimensions that can be adjusted in vivo and methods of manufacturing thereofV WAVE LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3863US12453626B2Shunt for redistributing atrial blood volumeV WAVE LTD·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 28, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3962US2025143860A1Shunt for redistributing atrial blood volumeV WAVE LTD·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4056US2022387009A1Systems and methods for temporary shunting between heart chambersV WAVE LTD·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4155US2022151784A1Interatrial shunt having physiologic sensorV WAVE LTD·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4253US2017340460A1Systems and methods for making encapsulated hourglass shaped stentsV-WAVE LTD·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4347US2006079769A1Transmembrane access systems and methodsWHITING JAMES S·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4446US2006079787A1Transmembrane access systems and methodsWHITING JAMES S·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4543US2007083168A1Transmembrane access systems and methodsWHITING JAMES S·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4640US2011022057A1Apparatus and methods for transferring an implanted elongate body to a remote sitePACESETTER INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
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