Inventor · Minnetonka, MN, US

Igor Kovalsky

50Patents
17h-index
53Co-inventors
83Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 20, 2007 → Nov 4, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8313525B2 Valve suturing and implantation procedures Human Necessities 428 Active
US8137398B2 Prosthetic valve having tapered tip when compressed for delivery Human Necessities 344 Active
US8986375B2 Anti-paravalvular leakage component for a transcatheter valve prosthesis Human Necessities 261 Active
US9072603B2 Mitral prosthesis and methods for implantation Human Necessities 245 Active
US9232995B2 Valve prosthesis and method for delivery Human Necessities 216 Active
US8747458B2 Stent loading tool and method for use thereof Human Necessities 149 Active
US8845718B2 Valve suturing and implantation procedures Human Necessities 104 Active
US9192466B2 Mitral bioprosthesis with low ventricular profile Human Necessities 99 Active
US9066801B2 Valve prosthesis and method for delivery Human Necessities 96 Active
US8926690B2 Heart valve prosthesis Human Necessities 72 Active
US9867698B2 Valve prosthesis and method for delivery Human Necessities 57 Active
US9468525B2 Heart valve prosthesis Human Necessities 56 Active
US9393112B2 Stent loading tool and method for use thereof Human Necessities 46 Active
US8382653B2 Method and system for improving diastolic function of the heart Human Necessities 41 Active
US9662202B2 Heart valve prosthesis Human Necessities 40 Active
US10206775B2 Heart valve prosthesis Human Necessities 35 Active
US10321992B2 Heart valve prostheses having multiple support arms and methods for percutaneous heart valve replacement Human Necessities 22 Active
US9801715B2 Heart valve prosthesis Human Necessities 15 Active
US10786351B2 Prosthetic mitral valves and apparatus and methods for delivery of same Human Necessities 14 Active
US10856970B2 Prosthetic heart valve for transfemoral delivery Human Necessities 12 Active
US9060855B2 Prosthetic valve Human Necessities 11 Active
US10856979B2 Valve suturing and implantation procedures Human Necessities 8 Active
US10327894B2 Methods for delivery of prosthetic mitral valves Human Necessities 7 Active
US10201419B2 Apparatus and methods for transfemoral delivery of prosthetic mitral valve Human Necessities 5 Active
US9072602B2 Transcatheter valve prosthesis having a variable shaped cross-section for preventing paravalvular leakage Human Necessities 5 Active

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