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HeartWare, Inc.

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244Patents
235Active
244Granted
62Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 8, 1999 → Mar 14, 2022 · 26 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6688861B2 Sealless rotary blood pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 279 Expired
US8007254B2 Axial flow pump with multi-grooved rotor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 206 Active
US7976271B2 Stabilizing drive for contactless rotary blood pump impeller Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 206 Active
US7699586B2 Wide blade, axial flow pump Human Necessities 199 Active
US7997854B2 Shrouded thrust bearings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 158 Active
US8668473B2 Axial flow pump with multi-grooved rotor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 130 Active
US8419609B2 Impeller for a rotary ventricular assist device Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 118 Expired
US8597350B2 Controller and power source for implantable blood pump Human Necessities 115 Active
US7138776B1 Method and apparatus for controlling brushless DC motors in implantable medical devices Electricity 110 Expired
US8152493B2 Centrifugal rotary blood pump with impeller having a hydrodynamic thrust bearing surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 107 Active
US7575423B2 Sealless rotary blood pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 101 Expired
US8330083B2 Portable countertop electric oven Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 94 Active
US6732501B2 Ventricular connector Human Necessities 88 Expired
US8790236B2 Axial flow-pump with multi-grooved rotor Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 83 Active
US8870739B2 Conduit device for use with a ventricular assist device Human Necessities 77 Active
US7972122B2 Multiple rotor, wide blade, axial flow pump Human Necessities 76 Active
US8628460B2 Hard-wired implanted controller system Human Necessities 68 Active
US8864644B2 Physiologically responsive VAD Human Necessities 68 Active
US8608635B2 TET system for implanted medical device Electricity 66 Active
US7591777B2 Sensorless flow estimation for implanted ventricle assist device Human Necessities 66 Expired
US9492601B2 Suction detection on an axial blood pump using BEMF data Human Necessities 55 Active
US8641594B2 Intravascular ventricular assist device Human Necessities 55 Active
US9561313B2 Impeller for axial flow pump Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 53 Active
US8506470B2 Sensorless flow estimation for implanted ventricle assist device Human Necessities 51 Active
US8512013B2 Hydrodynamic thrust bearings for rotary blood pumps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Active

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