Inventor · Caesarea, IL

Benjamin Spenser

53Patents
27h-index
36Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 23, 1994 → Oct 8, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6730118B2 Implantable prosthetic valve Human Necessities 1,865 Expired
US6893460B2 Implantable prosthetic valve Human Necessities 1,736 Expired
US7094247B2 Intussusception and anastomosis apparatus Human Necessities 1,514 Expired
US7510575B2 Implantable prosthetic valve Human Necessities 1,223 Expired
US7393360B2 Implantable prosthetic valve Human Necessities 908 Expired
US7276078B2 Paravalvular leak detection, sealing, and prevention Human Necessities 867 Expired
US7462191B2 Device and method for assisting in the implantation of a prosthetic valve Human Necessities 767 Expired
US7708775B2 Methods for rapid deployment of prosthetic heart valves Human Necessities 646 Active
US6884250B2 Intratubular anastomosis apparatus Human Necessities 464 Expired
US8236045B2 Implantable prosthetic valve assembly and method of making the same Human Necessities 341 Active
US8500798B2 Rapid deployment prosthetic heart valve Human Necessities 327 Active
US7335192B2 Apparatus and methods for treating congestive heart disease Human Necessities 314 Expired
US8408214B2 Method for implanting prosthetic valve Human Necessities 287 Active
US7766892B2 Apparatus and methods for treating congestive heart disease Human Necessities 277 Active
US7628805B2 Paravalvular leak detection, sealing and prevention Human Necessities 240 Active
US8628569B2 Implantable prosthetic valve assembly and method for making the same Human Necessities 233 Active
US7780628B1 Apparatus and methods for treating congestive heart disease Human Necessities 219 Expired
US9241792B2 Two-step heart valve implantation Human Necessities 142 Active
US8632586B2 Implantable prosthetic valve Human Necessities 121 Active
US8911493B2 Rapid deployment prosthetic heart valves Human Necessities 116 Active
US7530253B2 Prosthetic valve crimping device Human Necessities 115 Active
US9326852B2 Method for implanting prosthetic valve Human Necessities 109 Active
US9132006B2 Prosthetic heart valve and method Human Necessities 108 Active
US8545544B2 Delivery catheter with constraining sheath and methods of deploying medical devices into a body lumen Human Necessities 105 Active
US9554903B2 Rapid deployment prosthetic heart valve Human Necessities 47 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.