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Brian S. Donlon
Also filed as: DONLON BRIAN · DONLON BRIAN S
27 granted patents·5 pending applications·12,344 citations·filing 1994–2012
98Inventor score
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32 records- 0199US6010531ALess-invasive devices and methods for cardiac valve surgeryHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 4, 2000·1.1k cites·30 claims
- 0298US6613069B2Tunneling instrument for port access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgeryHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 2, 2003·1.4k cites·6 claims
- 0398US5618307AClamp assembly and method of useHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 8, 1997·2.2k cites·51 claims
- 0497US6110187ADevice and method for minimizing heart displacements during a beating heart surgical procedureHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 29, 2000·1.3k cites·21 claims
- 0596US6913600B2Endovascular system for arresting the heartHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 5, 2005·408 cites·10 claims
- 0695US6651671B1Lens-invasive devices and methods for cardiac valve surgeryHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 25, 2003·322 cites·15 claims
- 0795US6508759B1Stereoscopic percutaneous visualization systemHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 21, 2003·128 cites·7 claims
- 0894US6564805B2Less-invasive devices and methods for treatment of cardiac valvesHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2002·Granted May 20, 2003·361 cites·1 claims
- 0994US5972030ALess-invasive devices and methods for treatment of cardiac valvesHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 26, 1999·628 cites·30 claims
- 1093US5860992AEndoscopic suturing devices and methodsHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jan 19, 1999·702 cites·23 claims
- 1193US5814016AEndovascular system for arresting the heartHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 29, 1998·655 cites·4 claims
- 1292US6309382B1Method and apparatus for minimizing the risk of air embolism when performing a procedure in a patient's thoracic cavityFiled 1998·Granted Oct 30, 2001·258 cites·8 claims
- 1392US6183486B1Device and method for minimizing heart displacements during a beating heart surgical procedureHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 6, 2001·463 cites·7 claims
- 1490US6802319B2Minimally-invasive devices and methods for treatment of congestive heart failureFiled 2000·Granted Oct 12, 2004·239 cites·10 claims
- 1589US6125852AMinimally-invasive devices and methods for treatment of congestive heart failureHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 3, 2000·387 cites·7 claims
- 1687US6494211B1Device and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgeryHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 17, 2002·175 cites·40 claims
- 1787US5911702AMethods and devices for cannulating a patient's blood vesselHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·257 cites·25 claims
- 1885US6478029B1Devices and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgeryHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 12, 2002·158 cites·7 claims
- 1985US5849005AMethod and apparatus for minimizing the risk of air embolism when performing a procedure in a patient's thoracic cavityHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 15, 1998·293 cites·10 claims
- 2083US6645197B2Method and apparatus for minimizing the risk of air embolism when performing a procedure in a patient's thoracic cavityHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 11, 2003·80 cites·7 claims
- 2182US5797933ACoronary shunt and method of useHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 25, 1998·304 cites·10 claims
- 2279US5755687AMethods and devices for occluding a patient's ascending aortaHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1997·Granted May 26, 1998·140 cites·8 claims
- 2375US7213601B2Minimally-invasive devices and methods for treatment of congestive heart failureHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 8, 2007·60 cites·21 claims
- 2474US5588949AStereoscopic percutaneous visualization systemHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 31, 1996·171 cites·74 claims
- 2560US7017581B2Devices and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgeryBOYD STEPHEN W·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 28, 2006·21 cites·23 claims
- 2658US6423031B1Methods and devices for occluding a patient's ascending aortaFiled 1999·Granted Jul 23, 2002·61 cites·10 claims
- 2752US2008029105A1Minimally-invasive devices and methods for treatment of congestive heart failureETHICON INC·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 2849US6056723AMethods and devices for occluding a patient's ascending aortaHEARTPORT INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 2, 2000·41 cites·5 claims
- 2946US2004073301A1Less-invasive devices and methods for cardiac valve surgeryFiled 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3042US2015148791A1Systems, devices and methods for cryogenic renal neuromodulationBIRDSALL MATTHEW·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 3142US2001001825A1Device and method for minimizing heart displacements during a beating heart surgical procedureHEARTPORT INC·Filed 2001·Application pending·0 cites
- 3239US2002029783A1Minimally-invasive devices and methods for treatment of congestive heart failureFiled 2001·Application pending·0 cites
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