Delos M. Cosgrove
37Patents
28h-index
33Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 27, 1981 → Jul 21, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4392849A | Infusion pump controller | Human Necessities | 658 | Expired |
| US6602288B1 | Minimally-invasive annuloplasty repair segment delivery template, system and method of use | Human Necessities | 548 | Expired |
| US6139563A | Surgical device with malleable shaft | Human Necessities | 400 | Expired |
| US6182664A | Minimally invasive cardiac valve surgery procedure | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 341 | Expired |
| US5336258A | Stentless heart valve and holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 282 | Expired |
| US6197053A | Bioprosthetic heart valve implantation device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 277 | Expired |
| US5041130A | Flexible annuloplasty ring and holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 260 | Expired |
| US5800531A | Bioprosthetic heart valve implantation device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 254 | Expired |
| US6802860B2 | Annuloplasty ring delivery system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 250 | Expired |
| US5683402A | Flexible suture guide and holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 219 | Expired |
| US6162172A | Methods and apparatus for retracting tissue | Human Necessities | 215 | Expired |
| US5350420A | Flexible annuloplasty ring and holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 204 | Expired |
| US5197979A | Stentless heart valve and holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 202 | Expired |
| US7645285B2 | Apparatus and methods for occluding a hollow anatomical structure | Human Necessities | 196 | Expired |
| US6283993A | Annuloplasty ring delivery system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 190 | Expired |
| US5496336A | Flexible suture guide and holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 176 | Expired |
| US5643226A | Low velocity aortic cannula | Human Necessities | 155 | Expired |
| US5290300A | Flexible suture guide and holder | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 153 | Expired |
| US6962605B2 | Minimally-invasive annuloplasty repair segment delivery template and system | Human Necessities | 137 | Expired |
| US6964682B2 | Heart valve holder that resist suture looping | Human Necessities | 108 | Expired |
| US6951555B1 | Catheter having integral expandable/collapsible lumen | Human Necessities | 101 | Expired |
| US5752526A | Minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedure | Human Necessities | 100 | Expired |
| USRE34150E | Cardiovascular and thoracic retractor | General | 89 | Expired |
| US8465507B2 | Apparatus and methods for occluding a hollow anatomical structure | Human Necessities | 65 | Active |
| US6558416B2 | Annuloplasty ring delivery method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.