Steven Woolfson
31Patents
26h-index
32Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 7, 1995 → Aug 29, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6913608B2 | Automated annular plication for mitral valve repair | Human Necessities | 1,729 | Expired |
| US8900267B2 | Articulable surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 839 | Active |
| US6702826B2 | Automated annular plication for mitral valve repair | Human Necessities | 656 | Expired |
| US5620447A | Surgical instrument | Human Necessities | 606 | Expired |
| US6769434B2 | Method and apparatus for performing a procedure on a cardiac valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 578 | Expired |
| US6790231B2 | Apparatus and method for reducing mitral regurgitation | Human Necessities | 463 | Expired |
| US6890353B2 | Method and apparatus for reducing mitral regurgitation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 402 | Expired |
| US7186264B2 | Method and apparatus for improving mitral valve function | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 359 | Expired |
| US7097659B2 | Fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue | Human Necessities | 327 | Expired |
| US6656221B2 | Method and apparatus for improving mitral valve function | Human Necessities | 294 | Expired |
| US7052487B2 | Method and apparatus for reducing mitral regurgitation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 264 | Expired |
| US7201761B2 | Method and apparatus for resecting and replacing an aortic valve | Human Necessities | 262 | Expired |
| US5630798A | Fluid management system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 155 | Expired |
| US5643203A | Fluid management system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 114 | Expired |
| US5882339A | Fluid management system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 114 | Expired |
| US5840060A | Fluid management system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 93 | Expired |
| US7241310B2 | Method and apparatus for reducing mitral regurgitation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 68 | Expired |
| US7611535B2 | Fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue | Human Necessities | 67 | Active |
| US5833634A | Tissue examination | Human Necessities | 64 | Expired |
| US5662611A | Fluid management system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 54 | Expired |
| US8771302B2 | Method and apparatus for resecting and replacing an aortic valve | Human Necessities | 50 | Active |
| US7787936B2 | Methods and apparatus for performing procedures on target locations in the body | Human Necessities | 49 | Active |
| US5630799A | Fluid management system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US9192054B2 | Apparatus for anisotropic focusing | Electricity | 36 | Active |
| US5643302A | Fluid management system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.