Assignee
THORATEC CORP
US·115 granted patents·23 pending applications·6,599 citations·filing 2000–2019
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
138 records- 0199US9358329B2Catheter pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 7, 2016·121 cites·33 claims
- 0299US8376707B2Expandable impeller pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 19, 2013·235 cites·14 claims
- 0399US7998054B2Implantable heart assist system and method of applying sameTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 16, 2011·204 cites·35 claims
- 0499US7927068B2Expandable impeller pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 19, 2011·293 cites·27 claims
- 0599US7841976B2Heart assist device with expandable impeller pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 30, 2010·479 cites·30 claims
- 0699US7802966B2Rotary blood pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 28, 2010·76 cites·12 claims
- 0798US9827356B2Catheter pump with access portsTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 28, 2017·64 cites·21 claims
- 0898US9603984B2Triple helix driveline cable and methods of assembly and useTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 28, 2017·44 cites·26 claims
- 0998US9545467B2Rotary blood pump with opposing spindle magnets, bore and drive windingsTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 17, 2017·15 cites·20 claims
- 1098US9446179B2Distal bearing supportTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 20, 2016·102 cites·23 claims
- 1198US9421311B2Motor assembly for catheter pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 23, 2016·128 cites·43 claims
- 1298US9410549B2Centrifugal pump apparatusTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 9, 2016·31 cites·20 claims
- 1398US8721517B2Impeller for catheter pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted May 13, 2014·220 cites·29 claims
- 1498US8366381B2Rotary pump with hydrodynamically suspended impellerTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 5, 2013·60 cites·16 claims
- 1598US7753645B2Rotary blood pump with opposing spindle magnets and contoured housingTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 13, 2010·35 cites·14 claims
- 1698US7682301B2Rotary blood pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 23, 2010·54 cites·15 claims
- 1797US9901666B2Flow estimation using hall-effect sensors for measuring impeller eccentricityTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 27, 2018·37 cites·22 claims
- 1897US9327067B2Impeller for catheter pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted May 3, 2016·148 cites·24 claims
- 1997US9308302B2Catheter pump assembly including a statorTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 12, 2016·103 cites·20 claims
- 2097US8684904B2Blood pump with expandable cannulaTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 1, 2014·162 cites·29 claims
- 2196US9759222B2Blood pump rotor bearingsTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 12, 2017·36 cites·24 claims
- 2296US9592397B2Thermal management for implantable wireless power transfer systemsTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 14, 2017·55 cites·33 claims
- 2396US9371826B2Impeller position compensation using field oriented controlTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 21, 2016·70 cites·6 claims
- 2496US9109601B2Blood pump apparatusTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 18, 2015·29 cites·15 claims
- 2595US10029038B2Cantilevered rotor pump and methods for axial flow blood pumpingTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 24, 2018·23 cites·9 claims
- 2695US9849224B2Ventricular assist devicesTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 26, 2017·49 cites·26 claims
- 2795US9694123B2Methods and systems for controlling a blood pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 4, 2017·38 cites·38 claims
- 2895US9381288B2Fluid handling systemTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 5, 2016·72 cites·27 claims
- 2995USD746975SCatheter pump consoleTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 5, 2016·113 cites·1 claims
- 3095US9144638B2Blood pump rotor bearingsTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 29, 2015·55 cites·21 claims
- 3195US9127680B2Verification of magnetic balance for magnetically levitated impellerTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 8, 2015·25 cites·8 claims
- 3295US8894561B2Modular implantable medical pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 25, 2014·59 cites·20 claims
- 3395US8864643B2Pump and method for mixed flow blood pumpingTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 21, 2014·67 cites·20 claims
- 3494US9731058B2Start-up algorithm for an implantable blood pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 15, 2017·38 cites·10 claims
- 3594US9433717B2Generating artificial pulseTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 6, 2016·14 cites·25 claims
- 3694US8652024B1Sterilizable cable system for implantable blood pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 18, 2014·139 cites·7 claims
- 3793US9997928B2Self-tuning resonant power transfer systemsTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 12, 2018·9 cites·20 claims
- 3893US9744280B2Methods for LVAD operation during communication lossesTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Aug 29, 2017·21 cites·7 claims
- 3993US9533082B2Pump and method for mixed flow blood pumpingTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 3, 2017·46 cites·13 claims
- 4093US8682431B2Driveline cable assemblyTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 25, 2014·27 cites·19 claims
- 4193US7862501B2System for preventing diastolic heart failureTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 4, 2011·83 cites·8 claims
- 4293US6991595B2Adaptive speed control for blood pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 31, 2006·223 cites·17 claims
- 4393US6772011B2Transmission of information from an implanted medical deviceTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 3, 2004·409 cites·43 claims
- 4493US6752826B2Layered stent-graft and methods of making the sameTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 22, 2004·415 cites·41 claims
- 4593US6327504B1Transcutaneous energy transfer with circuitry arranged to avoid overheatingTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 4, 2001·207 cites·28 claims
- 4692US9656010B2Controlling implanted blood pumpsTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2014·Granted May 23, 2017·35 cites·19 claims
- 4792US8366599B2Axial flow blood pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 5, 2013·37 cites·16 claims
- 4892US8002518B2Rotary pump with hydrodynamically suspended impellerTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 23, 2011·27 cites·11 claims
- 4992US7993260B2Implantable heart assist system and method of applying sameTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 9, 2011·37 cites·45 claims
- 5092US7850594B2Pulsatile control system for a rotary blood pumpTHORATEC CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 14, 2010·85 cites·20 claims
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