Inventor · disambiguated record
Franco Vallana
Also filed as: VALLANA FRANCO
36 granted patents·12 pending applications·5,046 citations·filing 1981–2017
99Inventor score
Files withSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA15SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SPA11SORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SRL7CID S P A4SURI RAKESH M2
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48 records- 0198US4892540ATwo-leaflet prosthetic heart valveSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 1988·Granted Jan 9, 1990·138 cites·8 claims
- 0297US5002567AProsthetic heart valveSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 1988·Granted Mar 26, 1991·200 cites·7 claims
- 0397US4423525AHeart valve prosthesisSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 1981·Granted Jan 3, 1984·160 cites·1 claims
- 0496US8475521B2Streamlined delivery system for in situ deployment of cardiac valve prosthesesSURI RAKESH M·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 2, 2013·174 cites·9 claims
- 0596US5713953ACardiac valve prosthesis particularly for replacement of the aortic valveSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SPA·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 3, 1998·880 cites·13 claims
- 0696US5084151AMethod and apparatus for forming prosthetic device having a biocompatible carbon film thereonSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 28, 1992·230 cites·20 claims
- 0795US8486137B2Streamlined, apical delivery system for in situ deployment of cardiac valve prosthesesSURI RAKESH M·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 16, 2013·151 cites·13 claims
- 0893US6699281B2Angioplasty stentsSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SPA·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 2, 2004·232 cites·6 claims
- 0992US6309414B1Angioplasty stentsSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SPA·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 30, 2001·298 cites·21 claims
- 1092US5370684AProsthesis of polymeric material coated with biocompatible carbonSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 1992·Granted Dec 6, 1994·261 cites·19 claims
- 1190US4624822AMethods for manufacture of valve flaps for cardiac valve prosthesesSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 1984·Granted Nov 25, 1986·158 cites·8 claims
- 1288US5133845AMethod for making prosthesis of polymeric material coated with biocompatible carbonSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 1990·Granted Jul 28, 1992·184 cites·17 claims
- 1387US6447439B1Device for conveying radioactive agents on angioplasty stents, respective method and kitSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SPA·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 10, 2002·21 cites·31 claims
- 1485US5387247AProsthetic device having a biocompatible carbon film thereon and a method of and apparatus for forming such deviceSORIN BIOMEDIA S P A·Filed 1990·Granted Feb 7, 1995·287 cites·13 claims
- 1584US7344563B2Angioplasty stentsSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SRL·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 18, 2008·94 cites·31 claims
- 1684US4758151AApparatus for manufacture of valve flaps for cardiac valve prosthesesSORIN BIOMEDICS S P A·Filed 1986·Granted Jul 19, 1988·143 cites·8 claims
- 1783US6491720B1Angioplasty stent adapted to counter restenosis respective kit and componentsSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 10, 2002·95 cites·26 claims
- 1882US4666442ACardiac valve prosthesis with valve flaps of biological tissueSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 1985·Granted May 19, 1987·168 cites·9 claims
- 1979US8808367B2Prosthetic valve delivery system including retrograde/antegrade approachSURI RAKESH MARK·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 19, 2014·27 cites·14 claims
- 2079US6638302B1Stent for angioplasty and associated production processSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SPA·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 28, 2003·130 cites·7 claims
- 2177US7739781B2Process for producing a stent for angioplastySORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SRL·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 22, 2010·2 cites·57 claims
- 2277US6451049B2Stents for angioplastySORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SPA·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 17, 2002·146 cites·11 claims
- 2377US5423886ACyclically deformable haemocompatible and biocompatible devices coated with biocompatible carbonaceous materialSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 13, 1995·156 cites·6 claims
- 2476US7607208B2Method of making a medicated stentSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SRL·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 27, 2009·13 cites·7 claims
- 2576US5163954ASuture ring for heart valve prosthesesSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 1991·Granted Nov 17, 1992·164 cites·9 claims
- 2672US6645243B2Stent for angioplasty and a production process thereforSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SPA·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 11, 2003·136 cites·12 claims
- 2768US5078737AObturator for heart valve prostheses, a heart valve prosthesis provided with such an obturator, and a method for the manufacture thereofSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 7, 1992·76 cites·6 claims
- 2866US5454838AMethod and a device for monitoring heart functionSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 1993·Granted Oct 3, 1995·142 cites·55 claims
- 2963US2006030937A1Carrier and kit for intraluminal delivery of active principles or agentsSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SPA·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 3061US6585632B2Device for conveying radioactive agents on angioplasty stents, respective method and kitSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SPA·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 1, 2003·18 cites·28 claims
- 3160US5104406AHeart valve prosthesisSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 14, 1992·75 cites·10 claims
- 3259US2010004736A1Angioplasty stentsSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SRL·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3357US2011066228A1Carrier and kit for intraluminal delivery of active principles or agentsSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SRL·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 3456US7946019B2Process for producing a stent for angioplastySORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SRL·Filed 2010·Granted May 24, 2011·0 cites·47 claims
- 3555US6318375B1Device for locating endocardial electrodesMINI RICERCA SCIENT TECNOLOG·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 20, 2001·75 cites·25 claims
- 3655US2007191928A1Angioplasty stentsSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SPA·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3752US8439965B2Angioplasty stentsROLANDO GIOVANNI·Filed 2011·Granted May 14, 2013·0 cites·42 claims
- 3851US2003078647A1Angioplasty stent adapted to counter restenosis, respective kit and componentsFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 3950US2010076376A1Surgical tool for vascular exposure and accessSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SRL·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4050US2003125803A1Carrier and kit for intraluminal delivery of active principles or agentsFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4145US2007065418A1Method and device for cellular therapyVALLANA FRANCO·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4242US2004093055A1Implant device for treating aneurisms of the abdominal aortaFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 4333US5762870AExchange structure for biomedical equipmentSORIN BIOMEDICA CARDIO SPA·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 9, 1998·5 cites·15 claims
- 4433US2015297870A1Catheter for administering active agentsCID S P A·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4531US4495039AMethod for activating a pyrocarbon electrode tipSORIN BIOMEDICA SPA·Filed 1982·Granted Jan 22, 1985·7 cites·4 claims
- 4630US11141509B2Method for loading at least two powder substances into recesses provided at a stent surfaceCID S P A·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 12, 2021·0 cites·13 claims
- 4729US2019125940A1Stents for the release of active principlesCID S P A·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4829US2019117852A1Improvements in stents for the release of active principlesCID S P A·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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