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EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION

1,697Patents
1,472Active
1,697Granted
65Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 15, 1985 → May 22, 2025 · 147 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6908481B2 Value prosthesis for implantation in body channels Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,686 Expired
US6454799B1 Minimally-invasive heart valves and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,630 Expired
US6863668B2 Articulation mechanism for medical devices Human Necessities 1,602 Expired
US7018390B2 Medical device introducer and obturator Human Necessities 1,518 Expired
US6733525B2 Rolled minimally-invasive heart valves and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,385 Expired
US7585321B2 Methods of implanting a prosthetic heart valve within a native heart valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,370 Active
US7510575B2 Implantable prosthetic valve Human Necessities 1,223 Expired
US6626930B1 Minimally invasive mitral valve repair method and apparatus Human Necessities 1,149 Expired
US6461382B1 Flexible heart valve having moveable commissures Human Necessities 1,105 Expired
US6767362B2 Minimally-invasive heart valves and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,095 Expired
US8449599B2 Prosthetic valve for replacing mitral valve Human Necessities 925 Active
US7393360B2 Implantable prosthetic valve Human Necessities 908 Expired
US6231602A Aortic annuloplasty ring Human Necessities 881 Expired
US7374571B2 Rolled minimally-invasive heart valves and methods of manufacture Human Necessities 880 Expired
US7276078B2 Paravalvular leak detection, sealing, and prevention Human Necessities 867 Expired
US7381218B2 System and method for implanting a two-part prosthetic heart valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 847 Expired
US7618446B2 Valve prosthesis for implantation in the body and a catheter for implanting such valve prosthesis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 810 Expired
US6989028B2 Medical system and method for remodeling an extravascular tissue structure Human Necessities 794 Expired
US7462191B2 Device and method for assisting in the implantation of a prosthetic valve Human Necessities 767 Expired
US8167932B2 Heart valve delivery system with valve catheter Human Necessities 699 Active
US8252051B2 Method of implanting a prosthetic valve in a mitral valve with pulmonary vein anchoring Human Necessities 649 Active
US7708775B2 Methods for rapid deployment of prosthetic heart valves Human Necessities 646 Active
US7276084B2 Rolled minimally invasive heart valves Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 644 Expired
US7318278B2 Method of manufacture of a heart valve support frame Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 590 Expired
US6379372B1 Endovascular delivery system Human Necessities 579 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.