Inventor · Knokke, BE

Hugo Vanermen

21Patents
7h-index
25Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 22, 2009 → Oct 12, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8475525B2 Tricuspid valve repair using tension Human Necessities 166 Active
US9907547B2 Off-center tissue anchors Human Necessities 110 Active
US7993395B2 Set of annuloplasty devices with varying anterior-posterior ratios and related methods Human Necessities 79 Active
US8961594B2 Heart valve repair system Human Necessities 57 Active
US10206673B2 Suture-securing for cardiac valve repair Human Necessities 21 Active
US10238491B2 Tricuspid valve repair using tension Human Necessities 12 Active
US8460185B2 Articulated surgical retractor Human Necessities 7 Active
US10463358B2 Off-center tissue anchors Human Necessities 6 Active
US10441267B2 Tissue anchors with hemostasis seal Human Necessities 4 Active
US11116497B2 Suture-securing device Human Necessities 4 Active
US8961598B2 Set of annuloplasty devices with varying anterior-posterior ratios and related methods Human Necessities 3 Active
US10405978B2 Tricuspid valve repair using tension Human Necessities 2 Active
US11006946B2 Tissue anchors with hemostasis seal Human Necessities 2 Active
US10588618B2 Tissue anchors with hemostasis seal Human Necessities 2 Active
US9801718B2 Annuloplasty device for tricuspid valve repair Human Necessities 0 Active
US11484303B2 Off-center tissue anchors Human Necessities 0 Active
US11337686B2 Off-center tissue anchors Human Necessities 0 Active
US9381084B2 Annuloplasty device for tricuspid valve repair Human Necessities 0 Active
US12226093B2 Off-center tissue anchors Human Necessities 0 Active
US10130473B2 Annuloplasty device for tricuspid valve repair Human Necessities 0 Active
US11497485B2 Off-center tissue anchors Human Necessities 0 Active

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