Inventor · Los Angeles, CA, US

Gerald D. Buckberg

24Patents
18h-index
12Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 26, 1978 → Sep 28, 2009

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5011469A Peripheral cardiopulmonary bypass and coronary reperfusion system Human Necessities 518 Expired
US6024096A Anterior segment ventricular restoration apparatus and method Human Necessities 281 Expired
US5021045A Retrograde venous cardioplegia catheters and methods of use and manufacture Human Necessities 149 Expired
US6450171B1 Anterior and inferior segment ventricular restoration apparatus and method Human Necessities 147 Expired
US6221104A Anterior and interior segment cardiac restoration apparatus and method Human Necessities 134 Expired
US5226427A Removable stylet for retrograde cardioplegia catheter and methods for use Human Necessities 123 Expired
US6544167B2 Ventricular restoration patch Human Necessities 93 Expired
US5013296A Antegrade cardioplegia cannula Human Necessities 83 Expired
US6439237B1 Anterior segment coronary restoration apparatus and method Human Necessities 76 Expired
US6837247B2 Method of using ventricular restoration patch Human Necessities 61 Expired
US7056280B2 Anterior segment ventricular restoration apparatus and method Human Necessities 54 Expired
US7275546B2 Anterior and inferior segment ventricular restoration apparatus and method Human Necessities 53 Expired
US5830370A Mass and thermal transfer means for use in heart lung machines dialyzers and other applications Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Expired
US5702358A Cardioplegia delivery apparatus and method of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US4944729A Femoral arterial cannula Human Necessities 28 Expired
US4988515A Cardioplegic solution Human Necessities 27 Expired
US5900142A Mass and thermal transfer means for use in heart lung machines, dialyzers, and other applications Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Expired
US5609571A Apparatus and method of cardioplegia delivery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5643191A Cardioplegia delivery system and method for converting from warm cardioplegia to cold cardioplegia Human Necessities 17 Expired
UST994001I4 Hypothermic cardioplegia administration set General 15 Expired
USD335705S Retrograde cardioplegia stylet General 9 Expired
US7914438B2 Ventricular restoration patch Human Necessities 3 Active
US7758494B2 Anterior segment ventricular restoration apparatus and method Human Necessities 2 Active
US7594886B2 Method of using ventricular restoration patch Human Necessities 1 Active

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