Robert Vidlund
171Patents
48h-index
49Co-inventors
90Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 8, 1993 → Jun 5, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.