Inventor · Pleasanton, CA, US

Ernest Heflin

14Patents

7h-index

18Co-inventors

63Inventor score

Filing activity: May 11, 1994 → Apr 2, 2020

Most-cited inventions

Patent	Title	Area	Cited by	Status
US5478331A	Multi-function proximal end adapter for catheter	Human Necessities	91	Expired
US8104479B2	Pleated bag for interventional pullback systems	Human Necessities	74	Active
US8425402B2	Cardiac anchor structures, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditions	Human Necessities	67	Active
US8491455B2	Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissue	Human Necessities	54	Active
US8968175B2	Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissue	Human Necessities	31	Active
US8840560B2	Ultrasound catheter and hand-held device for manipulating a transducer on the catheter's distal end	Human Necessities	29	Active
US9486206B2	Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissue	Human Necessities	26	Active
US8459266B2	Pleated bag for interventional pullback systems	Human Necessities	6	Active
US10575953B2	Heart anchor positioning devices, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditions	Human Necessities	3	Active
US10624744B2	Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissue	Human Necessities	2	Active
US9889008B2	Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissue	Human Necessities	2	Active
US8627823B2	Pleated bag for interventional pullback systems	Human Necessities	2	Active
US11903834B2	Heart anchor positioning devices, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditions	Human Necessities	0	Active
US11399942B2	Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissue	Human Necessities	0	Active

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