Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Erik van der Burg

95Patents
44h-index
33Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 18, 1997 → Apr 27, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6152144A Method and device for left atrial appendage occlusion Human Necessities 1,076 Expired
US6231561A Method and apparatus for closing a body lumen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 994 Expired
US6290674A Method and apparatus for closing intracardiac septal defects Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 867 Expired
US6537314B2 Percutaneous mitral annuloplasty and cardiac reinforcement Human Necessities 720 Expired
US6419669B1 Method and apparatus for patching a tissue opening Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 683 Expired
US6328727A Transluminal anastomosis method and apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 680 Expired
US7128073B1 Method and device for left atrial appendage occlusion Human Necessities 485 Expired
US7152605B2 Adjustable left atrial appendage implant deployment system Human Necessities 424 Expired
US6650923B1 Method for accessing the left atrium of the heart by locating the fossa ovalis Human Necessities 417 Expired
US7597704B2 Left atrial appendage occlusion device with active expansion Human Necessities 399 Expired
US6810882B2 Transluminal mitral annuloplasty Human Necessities 384 Expired
US6746472B2 Endoluminal anchor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 380 Expired
US6994092B2 Device for containing embolic material in the LAA having a plurality of tissue retention structures Human Necessities 371 Expired
US6352553B1 Stent-graft deployment apparatus and method Human Necessities 336 Expired
US6436088B1 Method and apparatus for closing a subcutaneous tissue opening Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 331 Expired
US7056294B2 Method and apparatus for accessing the left atrial appendage Human Necessities 331 Expired
US6712804B2 Method of closing an opening in a wall of the heart Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 305 Expired
US7044134B2 Method of implanting a device in the left atrial appendage Human Necessities 295 Expired
US7992567B2 System and method for percutaneous glossoplasty Human Necessities 284 Active
US6702825B2 Anastomosis catheter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 233 Expired
US7549983B2 Method of closing an opening in a wall of the heart Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 226 Active
US6458100B2 Atrial septal defect closure catheter Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 213 Expired
US6561969B2 Method of reducing the volume of the heart Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 185 Expired
US7735493B2 System and method for delivering a left atrial appendage containment device Human Necessities 152 Expired
US7722641B2 Filter mesh for preventing passage of embolic material form an atrial appendage Human Necessities 152 Expired

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