Assignee
HEARTPORT INC
US·173 granted patents·2 pending applications·75,381 citations·filing 1993–2004
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
175 records- 0199US6588643B2Surgical stapling instrument and method thereofHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 8, 2003·2k cites·10 claims
- 0299US6010531ALess-invasive devices and methods for cardiac valve surgeryHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 4, 2000·1.1k cites·30 claims
- 0399US5829447AMethod and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac proceduresHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 3, 1998·715 cites·14 claims
- 0499US5769812ASystem for cardiac proceduresHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 23, 1998·1.2k cites·6 claims
- 0599US5766151AEndovascular system for arresting the heartHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 16, 1998·1.1k cites·13 claims
- 0699US5732872ASurgical stapling instrumentHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 31, 1998·2.5k cites·8 claims
- 0799US5709335ASurgical stapling instrument and method thereofHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 20, 1998·1.6k cites·43 claims
- 0899US5695504ADevices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosisHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 9, 1997·2.9k cites·56 claims
- 0999US5545214AEndovascular aortic valve replacementHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 13, 1996·1.4k cites·8 claims
- 1098US6613069B2Tunneling instrument for port access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgeryHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 2, 2003·1.4k cites·6 claims
- 1198US6582462B1Valve prosthesis for implantation in the body and a catheter for implanting such valve prosthesisHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 24, 2003·1.4k cites·8 claims
- 1298US6168614B1Valve prosthesis for implantation in the bodyHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 2, 2001·2.3k cites·25 claims
- 1398US6042554AValve sizer and method of useHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 28, 2000·312 cites·12 claims
- 1498US6029671ASystem and methods for performing endovascular proceduresHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 29, 2000·745 cites·1 claims
- 1598US5904697ADevices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosisHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 18, 1999·744 cites·6 claims
- 1698US5855614AMethod and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac proceduresHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 5, 1999·1.2k cites·45 claims
- 1798US5810721ASoft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical accessHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 22, 1998·1.9k cites·47 claims
- 1898US5795325AMethods and apparatus for anchoring an occluding memberHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 18, 1998·531 cites·17 claims
- 1998US5618307AClamp assembly and method of useHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 8, 1997·2.2k cites·51 claims
- 2098US5536251AThoracoscopic devices and methods for arresting the heartHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 16, 1996·768 cites·50 claims
- 2197US6866650B2System for cardiac proceduresHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 15, 2005·439 cites·23 claims
- 2297US6679268B2Method and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac proceduresHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 20, 2004·270 cites·4 claims
- 2397US6651672B2Devices for less-invasive intracardiac interventionsHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 25, 2003·320 cites·9 claims
- 2497US6491705B2Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosisHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 10, 2002·241 cites·1 claims
- 2597US6110187ADevice and method for minimizing heart displacements during a beating heart surgical procedureHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 29, 2000·1.3k cites·21 claims
- 2697US5957832AStereoscopic percutaneous visualization systemHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 28, 1999·184 cites·24 claims
- 2797US5924424AMethod and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac proceduresHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 20, 1999·816 cites·11 claims
- 2897US5881943ASurgical anastomosis apparatus and method thereofHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 16, 1999·1.1k cites·43 claims
- 2997US5584803ASystem for cardiac proceduresHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 17, 1996·1.1k cites·91 claims
- 3096US7100614B2Method of Forming a Lesion in Heart TissueHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 5, 2006·400 cites·34 claims
- 3196US6913600B2Endovascular system for arresting the heartHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 5, 2005·408 cites·10 claims
- 3296US6443965B1Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosisHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 3, 2002·205 cites·1 claims
- 3396US6346074B1Devices for less invasive intracardiac interventionsHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 12, 2002·933 cites·19 claims
- 3496US6193734B1System for performing vascular anastomosesHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 27, 2001·1k cites·13 claims
- 3596US6176413B1Surgical anastomosis apparatus and method thereofHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 23, 2001·615 cites·6 claims
- 3696US6079414AMethod for thoracoscopic intracardiac procedures including septal defectHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 27, 2000·662 cites·7 claims
- 3796US5976159ASurgical clips and methods for tissue approximationHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 2, 1999·809 cites·23 claims
- 3896US5951575AApparatus and methods for rotationally deploying needlesHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 14, 1999·1.2k cites·23 claims
- 3996US5904711AExpandable thoracoscopic defibrillation catheter system and methodHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted May 18, 1999·570 cites·66 claims
- 4096US5823956AMethod and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac proceduresHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 20, 1998·678 cites·16 claims
- 4196US5814097ADevices and methods for intracardiac proceduresHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 29, 1998·500 cites·32 claims
- 4296US5718725ADevices and methods for intracardiac proceduresHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1995·Granted Feb 17, 1998·513 cites·12 claims
- 4396US5458574ASystem for performing a cardiac procedureHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 17, 1995·508 cites·30 claims
- 4495US6651671B1Lens-invasive devices and methods for cardiac valve surgeryHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 25, 2003·322 cites·15 claims
- 4595US6508759B1Stereoscopic percutaneous visualization systemHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 21, 2003·128 cites·7 claims
- 4695US6450390B2Surgical anastomosis apparatus and method thereofHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 17, 2002·333 cites·5 claims
- 4795US5817113ADevices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosisHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 6, 1998·763 cites·32 claims
- 4895US5735290AMethods and systems for performing thoracoscopic coronary bypass and other proceduresHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 7, 1998·722 cites·20 claims
- 4995US5626607AClamp assembly and method of useHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted May 6, 1997·840 cites·33 claims
- 5095US5613937AMethod of retracting heart tissue in closed-chest heart surgery using endo-scopic retractionHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 25, 1997·1.5k cites·21 claims
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