Inventor · San Mateo, CA, US

Gregory W. Fung

34Patents
14h-index
25Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 8, 2004 → Apr 21, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8795310B2 Methods and devices for accessing and delivering devices to a heart Human Necessities 105 Active
US8986278B2 Methods and devices for pericardial access Human Necessities 84 Active
US8771297B2 Devices, systems, and methods for closing the left atrial appendage Human Necessities 68 Active
US8469983B2 Devices and methods for remote suture management Human Necessities 54 Active
US9198664B2 Tissue ligation devices and controls therefor Human Necessities 35 Active
US9408608B2 Tissue ligation devices and methods therefor Human Necessities 32 Active
US8986325B2 Devices, systems, and methods for closing the left atrial appendage Human Necessities 31 Active
US9339295B2 Pericardial access devices and methods Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 28 Active
US9498206B2 Tissue ligation devices and tensioning devices therefor Human Necessities 25 Active
US9498223B2 Devices for closing the left atrial appendage Human Necessities 25 Active
US9936956B2 Devices and methods for left atrial appendage closure Human Necessities 22 Active
US7918800B1 Aneurysm sensing devices and delivery systems Human Necessities 17 Active
US9486281B2 Methods and devices for accessing and delivering devices to a heart Human Necessities 16 Active
US10130369B2 Tissue ligation devices and methods therefor Human Necessities 16 Active
US11207073B2 Tissue ligation devices and methods therefor Human Necessities 14 Active
US11224435B2 Devices and Methods for left atrial appendage closure Human Necessities 13 Active
US10251650B2 Tissue litigation devices and methods therefor Human Necessities 11 Active
US10799241B2 Tissue ligation devices and controls therefor Human Necessities 11 Active
US10959734B2 Tissue ligation devices and methods therefor Human Necessities 11 Active
US10292710B2 Devices and methods for left atrial appendage closure Human Necessities 11 Active
US10405919B2 Methods and devices for treating atrial fibrillation Human Necessities 10 Active
US11020122B2 Methods for closing the left atrial appendage Human Necessities 9 Active
US11026690B2 Tissue ligation devices and tensioning devices therefor Human Necessities 9 Active
US10716571B2 Devices and methods for left atrial appendage closure Human Necessities 9 Active
US11389167B2 Devices and methods for left atrial appendage closure Human Necessities 8 Active

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