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Keke Lepulu
Also filed as: LEPULU KEKE · LEPULU KEKE J
17 granted patents·12 pending applications·1,401 citations·filing 1997–2025
96Inventor score
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29 records- 0196US11432873B2Methods and devices for access across adjacent tissue layersBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 6, 2022·13 cites·19 claims
- 0295US10952732B2Devices and methods for forming an anastomosisBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 23, 2021·103 cites·13 claims
- 0393US11039838B2Devices and methods for forming an anastomosisBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 22, 2021·19 cites·20 claims
- 0490US10052106B2Devices and methods for forming an anastomosisXLUMENA INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 21, 2018·10 cites·15 claims
- 0590US6719768B1Magnetic components for use in forming anastomoses, creating ports in vessels and closing openings in tissueVENTRICA INC·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 13, 2004·188 cites·45 claims
- 0689US9381041B2Methods and devices for access across adjacent tissue layersXLUMENA INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 5, 2016·35 cites·49 claims
- 0789US7025773B2Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vesselMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 11, 2006·199 cites·6 claims
- 0888US10729492B2Methods and devices for access across adjacent tissue layersBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 4, 2020·8 cites·15 claims
- 0987US5911702AMethods and devices for cannulating a patient's blood vesselHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·257 cites·25 claims
- 1087US2025107803A1Devices and methods for forming an anastomosisBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1186US7431727B2Magnetic components for use in forming anastomoses, creating ports in vessels and closing openings in tissueMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 7, 2008·93 cites·13 claims
- 1285US6802847B1Devices and methods for forming magnetic anastomoses and ports in vesselsVENTRICA INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 12, 2004·134 cites·10 claims
- 1383US8518062B2Devices and methods for forming magnetic anastomoses between vesselsCOLE DAVID H·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 27, 2013·131 cites·12 claims
- 1478US12343072B2Methods and devices for access across adjacent tissue layersBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2022·Granted Jul 1, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1578US7578828B2Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vesselMEDTRONIC INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 25, 2009·66 cites·9 claims
- 1677US2025160839A1Devices and methods for forming an anastomosisBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1776US2025160943A1Methods and devices for access across adjacent tissue layersBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1874US12201299B2Devices and methods for forming an anastomosisBOSTON SCIENT SCIMED INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 21, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1974US6533770B1Cannula and method of manufacture and useHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 18, 2003·145 cites·14 claims
- 2055US2025359984A1Prosthetic heart valve delivery system and methodSHIFAMED HOLDINGS LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2149US2025000647A1Guide catheter for prosthetic cardiac valve delivery systemsSHIFAMED HOLDINGS LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2243US2005192604A1Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vessel and a source of bloodFiled 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 2342US2023165679A1Valve delivery systemSHIFAMED HOLDINGS LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 2442US2005080439A1Devices and methods for forming magnetic anastomoses and ports in vesselsFiled 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 2540US2012130417A1Apparatus and method for penetrating and enlarging adjacent tissue layersLEPULU KEKE·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 2639US2012109277A1Apparatus and method for penetrating and enlarging adjacent tissue layersLEPULU KEKE·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 2738US8512360B2Conduits for use in placing a target vessel in fluid communication with source of bloodSHARKAWY A ADAM·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 20, 2013·0 cites·4 claims
- 2829US2002144696A1Conduits for use in placing a target vessel in fluid communication with a source of bloodFiled 1999·Application pending·0 cites
- 2929US2001041902A1Anastomotic methods and devices for placing a target vessel in fluid communication with a source of bloodMICHAEL J LYNCH·Filed 1999·Application pending·0 cites
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