Inventor · Fullerton, CA, US

Carol E. Eberhardt

48Patents
23h-index
57Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 2, 1991 → Jun 25, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7972378B2 Stents for prosthetic heart valves Human Necessities 410 Active
US5476510A Holder for heart valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 389 Expired
US8075611B2 Stented prosthetic heart valves Human Necessities 316 Active
US8673000B2 Stents for prosthetic heart valves Human Necessities 214 Active
US8628566B2 Stents for prosthetic heart valves Human Necessities 193 Active
US8323336B2 Prosthetic heart valve devices and methods of valve replacement Human Necessities 183 Active
US8241274B2 Method for guiding a medical device Human Necessities 183 Active
US8075615B2 Prosthetic cardiac valve formed from pericardium material and methods of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 166 Active
US9339382B2 Stents for prosthetic heart valves Human Necessities 155 Active
US6350282B1 Stented bioprosthetic heart valve Human Necessities 153 Expired
US5279612A Dynamic fixation of porcine aortic valves Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 148 Expired
US9011524B2 Prosthetic heart valves and methods of attaching same Human Necessities 145 Active
US8511244B2 Methods and apparatuses for assembly of a pericardial prosthetic heart valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 124 Active
US9173737B2 Stented heart valve devices Human Necessities 114 Active
US8696743B2 Tissue attachment devices and methods for prosthetic heart valves Human Necessities 91 Active
US9331328B2 Prosthetic cardiac valve from pericardium material and methods of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 88 Active
US6761735B2 Heart valve fixation process and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 70 Expired
US5716401A Holder for heart valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US8500801B2 Stents for prosthetic heart valves and methods of making same Performing Operations; Transporting 43 Active
US5406857A Method and apparatus for testing of circumferentially compliant bioprosthetic valve Human Necessities 34 Expired
US10058421B2 Prosthetic cardiac valve formed from pericardium material and methods of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US9101467B2 Valve prosthesis Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Active
US9968444B2 Stented prosthetic heart valves Human Necessities 23 Active
US5824060A Natural tissue heart valve fixation Human Necessities 23 Expired
US10016274B2 Stent for prosthetic heart valves Human Necessities 18 Active

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