Inventor · Fremont, CA, US

Mark L. Mathis

111Patents
46h-index
53Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 21, 1992 → Apr 22, 2025

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6797001B2 Device, assembly and method for mitral valve repair Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 562 Expired
US6908478B2 Anchor and pull mitral valve device and method Human Necessities 452 Expired
US6949122B2 Focused compression mitral valve device and method Human Necessities 376 Expired
US6190406A Intravascular stent having tapered struts Human Necessities 368 Expired
US6129755A Intravascular stent having an improved strut configuration Human Necessities 358 Expired
US6824562B2 Body lumen device anchor, device and assembly Human Necessities 296 Expired
US6976995B2 Fixed length anchor and pull mitral valve device and method Human Necessities 288 Expired
US6676702B2 Mitral valve therapy assembly and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 248 Expired
US7364588B2 Device, assembly and method for mitral valve repair Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 231 Expired
US6773446B1 Delivery apparatus for a self-expanding stent Human Necessities 220 Expired
US6960229B2 Device and method for modifying the shape of a body organ Human Necessities 212 Expired
US6342067B1 Intravascular stent having curved bridges for connecting adjacent hoops Human Necessities 211 Expired
US6743219B1 Delivery apparatus for a self-expanding stent Human Necessities 209 Expired
US9186487B2 Medical device and method Human Necessities 199 Active
US7311729B2 Device and method for modifying the shape of a body organ Human Necessities 196 Expired
US7314485B2 Mitral valve device using conditioned shape memory alloy Human Necessities 196 Expired
US6793673B2 System and method to effect mitral valve annulus of a heart Human Necessities 195 Expired
US6562067B2 Stent with interlocking elements Human Necessities 180 Expired
US6599314B2 Apparatus and method for stenting a vessel using balloon-actuated stent with interlocking elements Human Necessities 170 Expired
US8172898B2 Device and method for modifying the shape of a body organ Human Necessities 166 Active
US7503931B2 System and method to effect the mitral valve annulus of a heart Human Necessities 157 Expired
US6964683B2 System and method to effect the mitral valve annulus of a heart Human Necessities 156 Expired
US8182529B2 Percutaneous mitral valve annuloplasty device delivery method Human Necessities 147 Active
US6966926B2 Mitral valve therapy assembly and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 145 Expired
US6503271B2 Intravascular device with improved radiopacity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 128 Expired

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