Inventor · Blaine, MN, US

Guy P. Vanney

58Patents
42h-index
60Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: May 24, 1995 → Apr 24, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.