Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

970Patents
811Active
970Granted
62Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 5, 1995 → Mar 24, 2024 · 229 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7955380B2 Prosthesis fixation apparatus and methods Human Necessities 1,173 Active
US7191015B2 Devices and methods for transluminal or transthoracic interstitial electrode placement Human Necessities 503 Expired
US7316706B2 Tensioning device, system, and method for treating mitral valve regurgitation Human Necessities 501 Expired
US6989027B2 Percutaneously delivered temporary valve assembly Human Necessities 501 Expired
US7134438B2 Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures Human Necessities 391 Expired
US7524331B2 Catheter delivered valve having a barrier to provide an enhanced seal Human Necessities 362 Active
US6890340B2 Apparatus for temporary intraluminal protection Human Necessities 357 Expired
US8551161B2 Cardiac valve annulus restraining device Human Necessities 346 Active
US6911036B2 Guidewire apparatus for temporary distal embolic protection Human Necessities 342 Expired
US7655034B2 Stent-graft with anchoring pins Human Necessities 340 Active
US7625403B2 Valved conduit designed for subsequent catheter delivered valve therapy Human Necessities 336 Active
US7105016B2 Integrated mechanical handle with quick slide mechanism Human Necessities 333 Expired
US7264632B2 Controlled deployment delivery system Human Necessities 321 Expired
US7806919B2 Double-walled stent system Human Necessities 318 Active
US8801776B2 Infundibular reducer devices Human Necessities 303 Active
US7081096B2 Temperature mapping balloon Human Necessities 264 Expired
US7033344B2 Methods for reducing distal embolization Human Necessities 240 Expired
US6818006B2 Temporary intraluminal filter guidewire Human Necessities 234 Expired
US7699892B2 Minimally invasive procedure for implanting an annuloplasty device Human Necessities 231 Active
US8052741B2 Branch vessel prosthesis with a roll-up sealing assembly Textiles; Paper 227 Active
US7056325B1 Transluminal methods and devices for closing, forming attachments to, and/or forming anastomotic junctions in, luminal anatomical structures Human Necessities 225 Expired
US6863684B2 Deformable scaffolding multicellular stent Human Necessities 221 Expired
US9668898B2 Stent delivery system having dynamic deployment and methods of manufacturing same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 218 Active
US6929009B2 Method and apparatus for transmyocardial direct coronary revascularization Human Necessities 218 Expired
US8021420B2 Prosthetic valve delivery system Human Necessities 210 Active

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