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Richard Rhee
Also filed as: RHEE RICHARD · RHEE RICHARD S
55 granted patents·12 pending applications·6,889 citations·filing 1993–2024
99Inventor score
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67 records- 0199US7377941B2Adjustable cardiac valve implant with selective dimensional adjustmentMICARDIA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted May 27, 2008·290 cites·49 claims
- 0298US6805710B2Mitral valve annuloplasty ring for molding left ventricle geometryEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 19, 2004·522 cites·26 claims
- 0398US6602288B1Minimally-invasive annuloplasty repair segment delivery template, system and method of useEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 5, 2003·661 cites·7 claims
- 0497US7481838B2Flexible heart valve and associated connecting bandEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 27, 2009·417 cites·34 claims
- 0597US6736845B2Holder for flexible heart valveEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2001·Granted May 18, 2004·360 cites·26 claims
- 0697US5409833AMicrovessel cell isolation apparatusBAXTER INT·Filed 1993·Granted Apr 25, 1995·192 cites·31 claims
- 0796US7329280B2Methods of implanting a mitral valve annuloplasty ring to correct mitral regurgitationEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 12, 2008·339 cites·20 claims
- 0896US6908482B2Three-dimensional annuloplasty ring and templateEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 21, 2005·336 cites·25 claims
- 0996US6749630B2Tricuspid ring and templateEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 15, 2004·393 cites·12 claims
- 1096US6197053B1Bioprosthetic heart valve implantation deviceEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 6, 2001·356 cites·47 claims
- 1195US7993393B2Flexible heart valve and associated connecting bandEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 9, 2011·99 cites·21 claims
- 1295US7285087B2Shape memory devices and methods for reshaping heart anatomyMICARDIA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 23, 2007·147 cites·1 claims
- 1395US5800531ABioprosthetic heart valve implantation deviceBAXTER INT·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 1, 1998·300 cites·82 claims
- 1494US8123800B2Three-dimensional annuloplasty ring and templateMCCARTHY PATRICK M·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 28, 2012·73 cites·22 claims
- 1594US7402134B2Magnetic devices and methods for reshaping heart anatomyMICARDIA CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 22, 2008·92 cites·7 claims
- 1693US10478194B2Occlusive devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 19, 2019·19 cites·20 claims
- 1793US6558418B2Flexible heart valveEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 6, 2003·527 cites·51 claims
- 1892US10327781B2Occlusive devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 25, 2019·47 cites·19 claims
- 1991US11786253B2Occlusive devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Oct 17, 2023·10 cites·22 claims
- 2091US11389309B2Occlusive deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 19, 2022·9 cites·16 claims
- 2190US10314593B2Occlusive devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 11, 2019·11 cites·10 claims
- 2290US6962605B2Minimally-invasive annuloplasty repair segment delivery template and systemEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 8, 2005·146 cites·13 claims
- 2389US7594887B2Shape memory devices and methods for reshaping heart anatomyMICARDIA CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 29, 2009·49 cites·14 claims
- 2488US11690628B2Occlusive devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 4, 2023·6 cites·15 claims
- 2587US11051822B2Implant detachment with thermal activationCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 6, 2021·6 cites·21 claims
- 2686US10736758B2Occlusive deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 11, 2020·16 cites·25 claims
- 2786US10433853B2Embolic medical devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 8, 2019·7 cites·20 claims
- 2885US9713475B2Embolic medical devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 25, 2017·19 cites·12 claims
- 2985US6019739AMinimally invasive valve annulus sizerBAXTER INT·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 1, 2000·245 cites·39 claims
- 3083US9011480B2Aneurysm treatment coilsDIVINO VINCE·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 21, 2015·20 cites·16 claims
- 3182US2025049592A1Occlusive deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 3280US8236050B2Mitral annuloplasty ring having upward bowsBOLLING STEVEN F·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 7, 2012·15 cites·20 claims
- 3379US11633818B2Devices, systems, and methods for treatment of intracranial aneurysmsCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 25, 2023·0 cites·18 claims
- 3479US6162172AMethods and apparatus for retracting tissueEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 19, 2000·290 cites·93 claims
- 3579US6071307AEndoluminal grafts having continuously curvilinear wireformsBAXTER INT·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 6, 2000·188 cites·26 claims
- 3676US12150871B2Occlusive deviceCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 26, 2024·0 cites·15 claims
- 3775US10188518B2Annuloplasty ring with variable cross-sectionEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 29, 2019·2 cites·19 claims
- 3875US9414922B2Three-dimensional annuloplasty ringMCCARTHY PATRICK M·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 16, 2016·5 cites·26 claims
- 3974US12193675B2Occlusive devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 14, 2025·1 cites·13 claims
- 4074US11864770B2Occlusive devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 9, 2024·1 cites·22 claims
- 4174US11596414B2Embolic medical devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 7, 2023·1 cites·18 claims
- 4274US11357510B2Occlusive devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 14, 2022·1 cites·19 claims
- 4373US5804366AMethod and apparatus for sodding microvessel cells onto a synthetic vascular graftBAXTER INT·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 8, 1998·91 cites·32 claims
- 4472US8114155B2Annuloplasty ring with offset free endsMCCARTHY PATRICK M·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 14, 2012·8 cites·28 claims
- 4571US10828039B2Electrolytic detachment for implantable devicesCOVIDIEN LP·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 10, 2020·1 cites·21 claims
- 4671US7931684B2Minimally-invasive annuloplasty repair segment delivery systemEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 26, 2011·5 cites·26 claims
- 4771US6350281B1Methods and apparatus for measuring valve annuluses during heart valve-replacement surgeryEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 26, 2002·161 cites·26 claims
- 4870US6004329AShape-adjustable surgical implement handleBAXTER INT·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 21, 1999·173 cites·28 claims
- 4968US7367991B2Conformal tricuspid annuloplasty ring and templateEDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP·Filed 2004·Granted May 6, 2008·31 cites·12 claims
- 5067US9149359B2Three-dimensional annuloplasty ringMCCARTHY PATRICK M·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 6, 2015·2 cites·21 claims
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