Inventor · Palo Alto, CA, US

Michael J. Drews

71Patents
25h-index
41Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 1, 2001 → Mar 1, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7556647B2 Attachment device and methods of using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,635 Active
US6939365B1 Fixturing assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 428 Expired
US8747463B2 Methods of using a prosthesis fixturing device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 280 Active
US7717955B2 Conformable prosthesis for implanting two-piece heart valves and methods for using them Human Necessities 209 Expired
US7597711B2 Heart valve assembly with slidable coupling connections Human Necessities 197 Expired
US8083793B2 Two piece heart valves including multiple lobe valves and methods for implanting them Human Necessities 188 Active
US8021421B2 Prosthesis heart valve fixturing device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 180 Active
US8163014B2 Conformable prostheses for implanting two-piece heart valves and methods for using them Human Necessities 159 Active
US8211169B2 Gasket with collar for prosthetic heart valves and methods for using them Human Necessities 155 Active
US7981153B2 Biologically implantable prosthesis methods of using Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 153 Active
US8025695B2 Biologically implantable heart valve system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 140 Expired
US8623080B2 Biologically implantable prosthesis and methods of using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 138 Active
US8147504B2 Apparatus and methods for delivering fasteners during valve replacement Human Necessities 130 Active
US8377119B2 Heart valve assemblies Human Necessities 88 Active
US8603161B2 Attachment device and methods of using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Active
US8551162B2 Biologically implantable prosthesis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US7481821B2 Embolization device and a method of using the same Human Necessities 39 Expired
US9629636B2 Embolization device and a method of using the same Human Necessities 34 Active
US8500755B2 Apparatus and method for delivering fasteners during valve replacement Human Necessities 32 Active
US8460373B2 Method for implanting a heart valve within an annulus of a patient Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Active
US8226664B2 Biological unit removal tools with movable retention member Human Necessities 30 Active
US9017343B2 Biological unit removal tools with movable retention member Human Necessities 29 Active
US9014787B2 Bioabsorbable target for diagnostic or therapeutic procedure Human Necessities 28 Active
US9199092B2 Diagnostic or therapeutic procedure using implantable targets Human Necessities 27 Active
US8696686B2 Biological unit removal tools with movable retention member Human Necessities 26 Active

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