Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

Sylvia Wen-Chin Fan

21Patents
20h-index
29Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 11, 1995 → Aug 24, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6629534B1 Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair Human Necessities 1,524 Expired
US7608091B2 Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair Human Necessities 1,312 Expired
US6752813B2 Methods and devices for capturing and fixing leaflets in valve repair Human Necessities 940 Expired
US7563267B2 Fixation device and methods for engaging tissue Human Necessities 564 Expired
US5814016A Endovascular system for arresting the heart Human Necessities 507 Expired
US7563273B2 Methods and devices for capturing and fixing leaflets in valve repair Human Necessities 451 Expired
US5795325A Methods and apparatus for anchoring an occluding member Human Necessities 388 Expired
US6913600B2 Endovascular system for arresting the heart Human Necessities 365 Expired
US8187299B2 Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair Human Necessities 347 Active
US6251093A Methods and apparatus for anchoring an occluding member Human Necessities 345 Expired
US8029518B2 Methods and devices for capturing and fixing leaflets in valve repair Human Necessities 268 Active
US8303608B2 Fixation devices for variation in engagement of tissue Human Necessities 259 Active
US7753923B2 Leaflet suturing Human Necessities 223 Expired
US7811296B2 Fixation devices for variation in engagement of tissue Human Necessities 220 Expired
US5911702A Methods and devices for cannulating a patient's blood vessel Human Necessities 205 Expired
US8734505B2 Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair Human Necessities 128 Active
US5957879A Methods and devices for maintaining cardiopulmonary bypass and arresting a patient's heart Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 107 Expired
US6443922B1 Methods and devices for maintaining cardiopulmonary bypass and arresting a patient's heart Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 96 Expired
US9044246B2 Methods and devices for capturing and fixing leaflets in valve repair Human Necessities 86 Active
US6533770B1 Cannula and method of manufacture and use Human Necessities 77 Expired
US6974434B2 Methods and devices for maintaining cardiopulmonary bypass and arresting a patient's heart Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired

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