Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Michi E. Garrison

150Patents
57h-index
53Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 1, 1987 → May 6, 2025

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6425916B1 Methods and devices for implanting cardiac valves Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,691 Expired
US5613937A Method of retracting heart tissue in closed-chest heart surgery using endo-scopic retraction Human Necessities 1,314 Expired
US5571215A Devices and methods for intracardiac procedures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,085 Expired
US5456667A Temporary stenting catheter with one-piece expandable segment Human Necessities 797 Expired
US6010531A Less-invasive devices and methods for cardiac valve surgery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 755 Expired
US5972030A Less-invasive devices and methods for treatment of cardiac valves Human Necessities 521 Expired
US5728151A Intercostal access devices for less-invasive cardiovascular surgery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 482 Expired
US5860992A Endoscopic suturing devices and methods Human Necessities 444 Expired
US5814097A Devices and methods for intracardiac procedures Human Necessities 405 Expired
US5034001A Method of repairing a damaged blood vessel with an expandable cage catheter Human Necessities 385 Expired
US6283127A Devices and methods for intracardiac procedures Human Necessities 381 Expired
US5002560A Expandable cage catheter with a rotatable guide Human Necessities 371 Expired
US5180368A Rapidly exchangeable and expandable cage catheter for repairing damaged blood vessels Human Necessities 357 Expired
US5718725A Devices and methods for intracardiac procedures Human Necessities 316 Expired
US6564805B2 Less-invasive devices and methods for treatment of cardiac valves Human Necessities 300 Expired
US6651671B1 Lens-invasive devices and methods for cardiac valve surgery Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 274 Expired
US5713951A Thoracoscopic valve prosthesis delivery device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 264 Expired
US6042554A Valve sizer and method of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 263 Expired
US4856340A Pressure diaphragm for a medication infusion system Human Necessities 257 Expired
US5885228A Valve sizer and method of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 255 Expired
US5682906A Methods of performing intracardiac procedures on an arrested heart Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 253 Expired
US5849005A Method and apparatus for minimizing the risk of air embolism when performing a procedure in a patient's thoracic cavity Human Necessities 252 Expired
US6451050B1 Stent graft and method Human Necessities 245 Expired
US9265512B2 Transcarotid neurovascular catheter Human Necessities 235 Active
US6309382A Method and apparatus for minimizing the risk of air embolism when performing a procedure in a patient's thoracic cavity Human Necessities 230 Expired

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