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Melinda K. Kovach
Also filed as: KOVACH MELINDA K · KOVACH MELINDA KAYE
16 granted patents·3 pending applications·293 citations·filing 1994–2018
93Inventor score
Files withST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC5IMATION CORP2ST JUDE MEDICAL2ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV2EDQUIST BRIAN JAMES1
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19 records- 0194US8961602B2Adjustment suture markers for adjustable annuloplasty ringST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 24, 2015·119 cites·13 claims
- 0292US9801717B2Prosthetic heart valve holder apparatusST JUDE MEDICAL·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 31, 2017·30 cites·20 claims
- 0388US9125653B2Flexible nosecone for percutaneous deviceST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 8, 2015·37 cites·17 claims
- 0480US8123802B2Saddle-shaped mitral valve annuloplasty prostheses with asymmetry, and related methodsKRON IRVING L·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 28, 2012·21 cites·5 claims
- 0574US9333076B1Prosthetic heart valve holder apparatusEDQUIST BRIAN JAMES·Filed 2007·Granted May 10, 2016·18 cites·22 claims
- 0673US10105219B2Mitral valve leaflet clipST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 23, 2018·6 cites·23 claims
- 0772US9314336B2Adjustment assembly for an adjustable prosthetic valve deviceFURNISH GREGORY R·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 19, 2016·12 cites·23 claims
- 0866US5660384AImaging unit container having shiftable wallsMINNESOTA MINING & MFG·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 26, 1997·18 cites·23 claims
- 0965US9788842B2PMVR clip configurations for mitral leafletST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 17, 2017·2 cites·12 claims
- 1065US5879003ASheet feed apparatus and container for an imaging unitIMATION CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 9, 1999·18 cites·12 claims
- 1160US9999425B2Mitral valve leaflet clipST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 19, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 1254US5765091AContainer and liner combination having interlocking feature for storing sheet of photosensitive material, liner and method for loading such sheets into a container and with such a container liner combinationIMATION CORP·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 9, 1998·11 cites·16 claims
- 1352US2018263623A1Mitral valve leaflet clipST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 1451US10610233B2PMVR clip configurations for mitral leafletST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIV INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 7, 2020·0 cites·10 claims
- 1550US2007100441A1Saddle-shaped mitral valve annuloplasty prostheses with asymmetry, and related methodsST JUDE MEDICAL·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 1645US10076328B2Clip delivery system for heart valve repair and method of useST JUDE MEDICAL LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 18, 2018·0 cites·10 claims
- 1736US8784484B2Adjustable annuloplasty ring supportLI XUEMEI·Filed 2010·Granted Jul 22, 2014·0 cites·16 claims
- 1835US2004022479A1Normally latched MEMS engagement mechanismFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 1934US10028834B2Adjustable prosthetic anatomical device holder and handle for the implantation of an annuloplasty ringKOVACH MELINDA K·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 24, 2018·0 cites·31 claims
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