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Ernest Heflin
Also filed as: HEFLIN ERNEST · HEFLIN ERNEST W · HEFLIN ERNEST WILLIAM
14 granted patents·4 pending applications·486 citations·filing 1994–2023
94Inventor score
Files withBIOVENTRIX INC7ANNEST LON S2EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES INNOVATION ISRAEL LTD2GLYNN TIMOTHY K2EXPANSE TECH PARTNERS LLC1
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18 records- 0195US9486206B2Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissueBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 8, 2016·30 cites·8 claims
- 0293US8491455B2Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissueANNEST LON S·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 23, 2013·61 cites·8 claims
- 0391US8968175B2Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissueBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 3, 2015·36 cites·19 claims
- 0490US8104479B2Pleated bag for interventional pullback systemsGLYNN TIMOTHY K·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 31, 2012·92 cites·23 claims
- 0589US11399942B2Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissueBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2020·Granted Aug 2, 2022·2 cites·19 claims
- 0689US8425402B2Cardiac anchor structures, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsANNEST LON S·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 23, 2013·75 cites·3 claims
- 0787US10624744B2Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissueBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 21, 2020·5 cites·20 claims
- 0886US11903834B2Heart anchor positioning devices, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 20, 2024·2 cites·18 claims
- 0985US9889008B2Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissueBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2016·Granted Feb 13, 2018·4 cites·20 claims
- 1082US8840560B2Ultrasound catheter and hand-held device for manipulating a transducer on the catheter's distal endHOSSACK NORMAN HUGH·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 23, 2014·32 cites·25 claims
- 1176US8459266B2Pleated bag for interventional pullback systemsGLYNN TIMOTHY K·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 11, 2013·9 cites·5 claims
- 1275US10575953B2Heart anchor positioning devices, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditionsBIOVENTRIX INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 3, 2020·6 cites·19 claims
- 1370US5478331AMulti-function proximal end adapter for catheterLOCALMED INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 26, 1995·129 cites·19 claims
- 1469US8627823B2Pleated bag for interventional pullback systemsVOLCANO CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 14, 2014·3 cites·20 claims
- 1562US2024050704A1Catheter stabilization devicesEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES INNOVATION ISRAEL LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1656US2025222232A1Artificial intelligence-based control of catheter movementEXPANSE TECH PARTNERS LLC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1752US2023078736A1Steerable catheterLIFESCIENCES INNOVATION ISRAEL LTD·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1850US2024032908A1Tissue anchors and techniques for use therewithEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES INNOVATION ISRAEL LTD·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
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