Inventor · Galway, IE

Declan Costello

48Patents
12h-index
50Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 4, 2002 → Sep 14, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8926694B2 Dual valve prosthesis for transcatheter valve implantation Human Necessities 175 Active
US9295547B2 Prosthesis for transcatheter valve implantation Human Necessities 138 Active
US6800065B2 Catheter and guide wire exchange system Human Necessities 109 Expired
US6893417B2 Catheter and guide wire exchange system with improved proximal shaft and transition section Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 94 Expired
US9616159B2 Modular implantable ventricular assist device Human Necessities 65 Active
US9925045B2 Systems, devices and methods for transcatheter valve delivery Human Necessities 58 Active
US10183104B2 Modular implantable ventricular assist device Human Necessities 38 Active
US9895219B2 Mitral valve prosthesis for transcatheter valve implantation Human Necessities 35 Active
US9381083B2 Profile altering tip for a delivery system Human Necessities 23 Active
US9326854B2 Delivery system with pacing element Human Necessities 20 Active
US10813750B2 Mitral valve prosthesis for transcatheter valve implantation Human Necessities 17 Active
US9144493B2 Valve prosthesis deployment assembly and method Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 13 Active
US6905477B2 Catheter with improved transition section Human Necessities 11 Expired
US9237948B2 Delivery system with projections Human Necessities 6 Active
US10524904B2 Valve positioning device Human Necessities 6 Active
US9750603B2 Stented prosthetic heart valve with variable stiffness and methods of use Human Necessities 4 Active
US10426612B2 Medical device delivery systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9717595B2 Trans-aortic delivery system with containment capsule centering device Human Necessities 2 Active
US9414916B2 Adapter to actuate a delivery system Human Necessities 2 Active
US9387074B2 Medical device delivery systems and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US10905551B2 Rapid exchange transcatheter valve delivery system Human Necessities 2 Active
US10869761B2 Systems, devices and methods for transcatheter valve delivery Human Necessities 1 Active
US10631980B2 Expandable introducer sheath having a steering mechanism Human Necessities 1 Active
US10575946B2 Heart valve prosthesis and separate support flange for attachment thereto Human Necessities 1 Active
US10736738B2 Stented prosthetic heart valve with variable stiffness and methods of use Human Necessities 1 Active

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