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Troy L. Thornton
Also filed as: THORNTON TROY · THORNTON TROY L
44 granted patents·23 pending applications·10,221 citations·filing 1993–2022
99Inventor score
Files withEVALVE INC20ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM11THORNTON TROY5GOLDFARB ERIC A4GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC4
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67 records- 0198US8052592B2Methods and devices for tissue grasping and assessmentEVALVE INC·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 8, 2011·343 cites·11 claims
- 0298US7666204B2Multi-catheter steerable guiding system and methods of useEVALVE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 23, 2010·609 cites·32 claims
- 0398US7635329B2Methods and devices for tissue grasping and assessmentEVALVE INC·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 22, 2009·528 cites·3 claims
- 0498US6752813B2Methods and devices for capturing and fixing leaflets in valve repairEVALVE INC·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 22, 2004·1.1k cites·142 claims
- 0597US8029518B2Methods and devices for capturing and fixing leaflets in valve repairEVALVE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 4, 2011·286 cites·9 claims
- 0697US7682319B2Steerable access sheath and methods of useEVALVE INC·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 23, 2010·478 cites·26 claims
- 0797US7048754B2Suture fasteners and methods of useEVALVE INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 23, 2006·752 cites·30 claims
- 0897US6520986B2Kink resistant stent-graftGORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 18, 2003·395 cites·26 claims
- 0996US11304715B2Methods and devices for tissue grasping and assessmentEVALVE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 19, 2022·5 cites·10 claims
- 1096US8409273B2Multi-catheter steerable guiding system and methods of useTHORNTON TROY L·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 2, 2013·145 cites·37 claims
- 1196US7563273B2Methods and devices for capturing and fixing leaflets in valve repairEVALVE INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 21, 2009·472 cites·31 claims
- 1296US6551350B1Kink resistant bifurcated prosthesisGORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 22, 2003·587 cites·12 claims
- 1396US6352561B1Implant deployment apparatusGORE & ASS·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 5, 2002·698 cites·54 claims
- 1495US9044246B2Methods and devices for capturing and fixing leaflets in valve repairGOLDFARB ERIC A·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 2, 2015·87 cites·13 claims
- 1595US8470028B2Methods, systems and devices for cardiac valve repairTHORNTON TROY L·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 25, 2013·298 cites·5 claims
- 1695US8216256B2Detachment mechanism for implantable fixation devicesRASCHDORF JR ALFRED H·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 10, 2012·279 cites·12 claims
- 1795US8123703B2Steerable access sheath and methods of useMARTIN BRIAN B·Filed 2010·Granted Feb 28, 2012·105 cites·30 claims
- 1895US5364355AHolding system for coiled intravascular productsADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 15, 1994·100 cites·11 claims
- 1994US10653427B2Fixation devices, systems and methods for engaging tissueEVALVE INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 19, 2020·15 cites·12 claims
- 2094US9060858B2Methods, systems and devices for cardiac valve repairEVALVE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 23, 2015·144 cites·6 claims
- 2194US6042605AKink resistant stent-graftGORE ENTERPROSE HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 28, 2000·548 cites·32 claims
- 2294US6015431AEndolumenal stent-graft with leak-resistant sealPROGRAFT MEDICAL INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 18, 2000·701 cites·23 claims
- 2393US7981139B2Suture anchors and methods of useEVALVE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 19, 2011·118 cites·9 claims
- 2493US6361637B2Method of making a kink resistant stent-graftGORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 26, 2002·346 cites·10 claims
- 2592US11534304B2Device for renal decongestionTHORNTON TROY·Filed 2020·Granted Dec 27, 2022·4 cites·15 claims
- 2690US11484331B2Methods and devices for tissue grasping and assessmentEVALVE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Nov 1, 2022·8 cites·12 claims
- 2790US7682380B2Kink-resistant bifurcated prosthesisGORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 23, 2010·132 cites·21 claims
- 2888US11638585B2Device and method for variable blood flow occlusionCARDIO RENAL SOLUTIONS INC·Filed 2022·Granted May 2, 2023·2 cites·53 claims
- 2987US5743875ACatheter shaft with an oblong transverse cross-sectionADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1996·Granted Apr 28, 1998·191 cites·27 claims
- 3086US10624618B2Methods and devices for capturing and fixing leaflets in valve repairEVALVE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 21, 2020·3 cites·8 claims
- 3183US10029073B2Steerable assembly for surgical catheterABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 24, 2018·19 cites·28 claims
- 3279US10667911B2Methods, systems and devices for cardiac valve repairEVALVE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 2, 2020·3 cites·6 claims
- 3374US5807355ACatheter with rapid exchange and OTW operative modesADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 15, 1998·146 cites·6 claims
- 3472US12121231B2Methods and devices for tissue grasping and assessmentEVALVE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 22, 2024·0 cites·17 claims
- 3571US2020229806A1Methods and devices for capturing and fixing leaflets in valve repairEVALVE INC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3666US8323328B2Kink resistant stent-graftMARTIN GERALD RAY·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 4, 2012·21 cites·18 claims
- 3766US5573508ACatheter with an expandable perfusion lumenADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1994·Granted Nov 12, 1996·110 cites·20 claims
- 3866US5458613ARapid exchange type intraluminal catheter with guiding elementADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 17, 1995·123 cites·17 claims
- 3966US2023102060A1Methods for managing blood flowTHORNTON TROY·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4063US2022287831A1Device and method for variable blood flow occlusionTHORNTON TROY·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4162US2019350710A1Methods, systems and devices for cardiac valve repairEVALVE INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4258US5830181APerfusion catheter with high flow distal tipADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 3, 1998·80 cites·9 claims
- 4358US2021393404A1Methods, systems and devices for cardiac valve repairEVALVE INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4457US6027475ACatheter shaft with an oblong transverse cross-sectionADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 22, 2000·56 cites·38 claims
- 4557US5891090APerfusion dilatation catheter with expanded support coilADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 6, 1999·77 cites·6 claims
- 4656US5569196ATrackable intravascular catheterADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 29, 1996·41 cites·9 claims
- 4755US2015223793A1Methods and devices for capturing and fixing leaflets in valve repairGOLDFARB ERIC A·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4854US2014066693A1Methods and devices for tissue grasping and assessmentGOLDFARB ERIC A·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4954US2009177266A1Methods, systems and devices for cardiac valve repairPOWELL FEROLYN T·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 5053US2014074218A1Implant deployment apparatusGORE & ASS·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
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