Guy P. Vanney
58Patents
42h-index
60Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: May 24, 1995 → Apr 24, 2024
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5571175A | Suture guard for prosthetic heart valve | Human Necessities | 689 | Expired |
| US5776188A | Direct suture orifice for mechanical heart valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 376 | Expired |
| US7087053B2 | Catheter with bifurcated, collapsible tip for sensing and ablating | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 324 | Expired |
| US5735842A | Low profile manipulators for heart valve prostheses | Human Necessities | 321 | Expired |
| US5807405A | Apparatus for attachment of heart valve holder to heart valve prosthesis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 280 | Expired |
| US7235070B2 | Ablation fluid manifold for ablation catheter | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 237 | Expired |
| US6960207B2 | Ablation catheter having a virtual electrode comprising portholes and a porous conductor | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 228 | Expired |
| US6984232B2 | Ablation catheter assembly having a virtual electrode comprising portholes | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 220 | Expired |
| US5578076A | Low profile holder for heart valve prosthesis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 219 | Expired |
| US5843178A | Suture guard for annuloplasty ring | Human Necessities | 207 | Expired |
| US5713952A | Apparatus for attachment of heart valve holder to heart valve prosthesis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 202 | Expired |
| US5628789A | Apparatus for attachment of heart valve holder to heart valve prosthesis | Human Necessities | 149 | Expired |
| US5695503A | Apparatus for attachment of heart valve holder to heart valve prosthesis | Human Necessities | 146 | Expired |
| US5735894A | Holder for heart valve prosthesis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 146 | Expired |
| US7326208B2 | Ablation catheter having a virtual electrode comprising portholes and a porous conductor | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 144 | Expired |
| US5876436A | Rotatable cuff assembly for a heart valve prosthesis | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 136 | Expired |
| US7419489B2 | Ablation catheter assembly having a virtual electrode comprising portholes | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 136 | Expired |
| US5984956A | Transmyocardial implant | Human Necessities | 134 | Expired |
| US6719790B2 | Prosthetic heart valve with increased valve lumen | Human Necessities | 129 | Expired |
| US7387629B2 | Catheter design that facilitates positioning at tissue to be diagnosed or treated | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 88 | Expired |
| US6007577A | Prosthetic heart valve with increased valve lumen | Human Necessities | 83 | Expired |
| US6193726A | Insertion tool for transmyocardial implant | Human Necessities | 67 | Expired |
| US6076529A | Transmyocardial implant with inserted vessel | Human Necessities | 66 | Expired |
| US6029672A | Transmyocardial implant procedure and tools | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 65 | Expired |
| US6139541A | Guide for transmyocardial implant | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 61 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.