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
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.