Sylvia Wen-Chin Fan
21Patents
20h-index
29Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 11, 1995 → Aug 24, 2011
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.