Heartport, Inc.
🏢 View company profile →176Patents
2Active
176Granted
42Portfolio score
Filing activity: Dec 6, 1993 → Mar 28, 2011 · 1 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5695504A | Devices and methods for performing a vascular anastomosis | Human Necessities | 2,633 | Expired |
| US5732872A | Surgical stapling instrument | Human Necessities | 2,250 | Expired |
| US5618307A | Clamp assembly and method of use | Human Necessities | 2,092 | Expired |
| US6588643B2 | Surgical stapling instrument and method thereof | Human Necessities | 1,927 | Expired |
| US5810721A | Soft tissue retractor and method for providing surgical access | Human Necessities | 1,783 | Expired |
| US6168614A | Valve prosthesis for implantation in the body | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,698 | Expired |
| US5709335A | Surgical stapling instrument and method thereof | Human Necessities | 1,471 | Expired |
| US6613069B2 | Tunneling instrument for port access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery | Human Necessities | 1,368 | Expired |
| US5613937A | Method of retracting heart tissue in closed-chest heart surgery using endo-scopic retraction | Human Necessities | 1,314 | Expired |
| US6110187A | Device and method for minimizing heart displacements during a beating heart surgical procedure | Human Necessities | 1,275 | Expired |
| US6582462B1 | Valve prosthesis for implantation in the body and a catheter for implanting such valve prosthesis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,221 | Expired |
| US5545214A | Endovascular aortic valve replacement | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,204 | Expired |
| US5951575A | Apparatus and methods for rotationally deploying needles | Human Necessities | 1,111 | Expired |
| US5571215A | Devices and methods for intracardiac procedures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1,085 | Expired |
| US5769812A | System for cardiac procedures | Human Necessities | 980 | Expired |
| US5881943A | Surgical anastomosis apparatus and method thereof | Human Necessities | 952 | Expired |
| US5584803A | System for cardiac procedures | Human Necessities | 923 | Expired |
| US5766151A | Endovascular system for arresting the heart | Human Necessities | 840 | Expired |
| US5569274A | Endoscopic vascular clamping system and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 809 | Expired |
| US5855614A | Method and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac procedures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 803 | Expired |
| US6010531A | Less-invasive devices and methods for cardiac valve surgery | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 755 | Expired |
| US5976159A | Surgical clips and methods for tissue approximation | Human Necessities | 729 | Expired |
| US6193734A | System for performing vascular anastomoses | Human Necessities | 722 | Expired |
| US5924424A | Method and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac procedures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 689 | Expired |
| US5536251A | Thoracoscopic devices and methods for arresting the heart | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 681 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.