Inventor · Forest Lake, MN, US

Robert Vidlund

171Patents
48h-index
49Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 8, 1993 → Jun 5, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6273876A Catheter segments having circumferential supports with axial projection Human Necessities 1,562 Expired
US6764510B2 Devices and methods for heart valve treatment Human Necessities 979 Expired
US6723038B1 Methods and devices for improving mitral valve function Human Necessities 926 Expired
US6045497A Heart wall tension reduction apparatus and method Human Necessities 822 Expired
US6077214A Stress reduction apparatus and method Human Necessities 584 Expired
US6260552A Transventricular implant tools and devices Human Necessities 511 Expired
US7077862B2 Devices and methods for heart valve treatment Human Necessities 510 Expired
US6183411A External stress reduction device and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 498 Expired
US6616684B1 Endovascular splinting devices and methods Human Necessities 493 Expired
US6537198B1 Splint assembly for improving cardiac function in hearts, and method for implanting the splint assembly Human Necessities 436 Expired
US6629921B1 Heart wall tension reduction apparatus and method Human Necessities 372 Expired
US6746471B2 Transventricular implant tools and devices Human Necessities 365 Expired
US6402679B1 External stress reduction device and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 365 Expired
US6402680B2 Stress reduction apparatus and method Human Necessities 362 Expired
US6264602A Stress reduction apparatus and method Human Necessities 352 Expired
US8070805B2 Devices and methods for heart valve treatment Human Necessities 352 Active
US6261222A Heart wall tension reduction apparatus and method Human Necessities 325 Expired
US7112219B2 Devices and methods for heart valve treatment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 260 Expired
US9480559B2 Prosthetic valves and related inventions Human Necessities 226 Active
US7247134B2 Devices and methods for heart valve treatment Human Necessities 218 Expired
US6622730B2 Device for marking and aligning positions on the heart Human Necessities 189 Expired
US9675454B2 Delivery systems and methods for transcatheter prosthetic valves Human Necessities 174 Active
US5730733A Flow assisted catheter Human Necessities 170 Expired
US5899892A Catheter having distal fiber braid Human Necessities 159 Expired
US6908424B2 Stress reduction apparatus and method Human Necessities 156 Expired

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