Inventor · East Palo Alto, CA, US

Francisco Valencia

23Patents
7h-index
35Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 13, 2011 → Apr 20, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8945177B2 Gripper pusher mechanism for tissue apposition systems Human Necessities 191 Active
US10413408B2 Delivery catheter systems, methods, and devices Human Necessities 37 Active
US10661052B2 Intravascular device delivery sheath Human Necessities 7 Active
US11471645B2 Intravascular device delivery sheath Human Necessities 7 Active
US11679236B2 Mechanical interlock for catheters Human Necessities 7 Active
US10646689B2 Mechanical interlock for catheters Human Necessities 7 Active
US11724068B2 Intravascular delivery system Human Necessities 7 Active
US10624640B2 Gripper pusher mechanism for tissue apposition systems Human Necessities 6 Active
US10874512B2 System and methods for delivering and deploying an artificial heart valve within the mitral annulus Human Necessities 2 Active
US11723768B2 Systems and methods for delivering and deploying an artificial heart valve within the mitral annulus Human Necessities 1 Active
US10933216B2 Multilumen catheter Human Necessities 1 Active
US11045315B2 Methods of steering and delivery of intravascular devices Human Necessities 1 Active
US11793973B2 Combination steerable catheter and systems Human Necessities 1 Active
US10751485B2 Methods, systems, and devices for sealing and flushing a delivery system Human Necessities 1 Active
US10743876B2 System for fixation of leaflets of a heart valve Human Necessities 1 Active
US11648357B2 Methods, systems, and devices for sealing and flusing a delivery system Human Necessities 1 Active
US11109967B2 Systems and methods for loading and deploying an intravascular device Human Necessities 1 Active
US11324495B2 Systems and methods for delivering an intravascular device to the mitral annulus Human Necessities 1 Active
US12048624B2 Independent proximal element actuation methods Human Necessities 0 Active
US12364840B2 Mechanical interlock for catheters Human Necessities 0 Active
US10792039B2 Gripper pusher mechanism for tissue apposition systems Human Necessities 0 Active
US12016561B2 System for fixation of leaflets of a heart valve Human Necessities 0 Active
US12036119B2 Delivery system for heart valve replacement Human Necessities 0 Active

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