Inventor · Menlo Park, CA, US

James I. Fann

36Patents
19h-index
35Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 8, 1996 → Oct 26, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6629534B1 Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair Human Necessities 1,524 Expired
US10327743B2 Device and methods for endoscopic annuloplasty Human Necessities 794 Active
US5976159A Surgical clips and methods for tissue approximation Human Necessities 729 Expired
US7704269B2 Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair Human Necessities 339 Active
US8323334B2 Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair Human Necessities 324 Active
US7753923B2 Leaflet suturing Human Necessities 223 Expired
US7998151B2 Leaflet suturing Human Necessities 214 Expired
US6254615A Surgical clips and methods for tissue approximation Human Necessities 173 Expired
US9421098B2 System for mitral valve repair and replacement Human Necessities 130 Active
US8734505B2 Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair Human Necessities 128 Active
US9326857B2 Implantable devices for controlling the size and shape of an anatomical structure or lumen Human Necessities 121 Active
US9492276B2 Methods and apparatus for controlling the internal circumference of an anatomic orifice or lumen Human Necessities 69 Active
US6461365B2 Surgical clips and methods for tissue approximation Human Necessities 63 Expired
US8758372B2 Implantable devices for controlling the size and shape of an anatomical structure or lumen Human Necessities 60 Active
US8864823B2 Methods and apparatus for controlling the internal circumference of an anatomic orifice or lumen Human Necessities 57 Active
US9763780B2 Devices, systems and methods for heart valve replacement Human Necessities 55 Active
US10016271B2 Prosthetic heart valve devices, prosthetic mitral valves and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 35 Active
US9107750B2 Implantable devices for controlling the size and shape of an anatomical structure or lumen Human Necessities 31 Active
US9901443B2 Prosthetic heart valve devices, prosthetic mitral valves and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 25 Active
US10945835B2 Prosthetic heart valve devices, prosthetic mitral valves and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 12 Active
US11083572B2 Prosthetic leaflet device Human Necessities 10 Active
US11633281B2 Implantable coaptation assist devices with sensors and associated systems and methods Human Necessities 10 Active
US7087066B2 Surgical clips and methods for tissue approximation Human Necessities 10 Expired
US11883291B2 Valve repair devices with coaptation structures and multiple leaflet capture clips Human Necessities 8 Active
US12053373B2 Prosthetic leaflet device Human Necessities 5 Active

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