Inventor · El Granada, CA, US

Tom Saul

131Patents
41h-index
86Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 9, 1993 → Mar 25, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7748389B2 Leaflet engagement elements and methods for use thereof Human Necessities 980 Active
US7329279B2 Methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve Human Necessities 657 Expired
US7445631B2 Methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve Human Necessities 543 Expired
US8052749B2 Methods and apparatus for endovascular heart valve replacement comprising tissue grasping elements Human Necessities 492 Active
US8343213B2 Leaflet engagement elements and methods for use thereof Human Necessities 480 Active
US7824443B2 Medical implant delivery and deployment tool Human Necessities 463 Active
US7780725B2 Everting heart valve Human Necessities 460 Active
US7988724B2 Systems and methods for delivering a medical implant Human Necessities 460 Active
US8668733B2 Everting heart valve Human Necessities 442 Active
US8992608B2 Everting heart valve Human Necessities 403 Active
US8287584B2 Medical implant deployment tool Human Necessities 365 Active
US7959666B2 Methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a heart valve Human Necessities 364 Expired
US7824442B2 Methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a heart valve Human Necessities 358 Active
US8252052B2 Methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve Human Necessities 349 Active
US8828078B2 Methods and apparatus for endovascular heart valve replacement comprising tissue grasping elements Human Necessities 346 Active
US8246678B2 Methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve Human Necessities 314 Active
US7712606B2 Two-part package for medical implant Human Necessities 254 Active
US8858620B2 Methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a heart valve Human Necessities 227 Active
US8579962B2 Methods and apparatus for performing valvuloplasty Human Necessities 208 Active
US10349824B2 Tissue mapping and visualization systems Chemistry; Metallurgy 197 Active
US9011521B2 Methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve Human Necessities 191 Active
US7025742B2 Internally powered CSF pump systems and methods Human Necessities 134 Expired
US5851488A Apparatus for automatic electro-optical chemical assay determination Physics 133 Expired
US6689085B1 Method and apparatus for treating adult-onset dementia of the Alzheimer's type Human Necessities 123 Expired
US8894703B2 Systems and methods for delivering a medical implant Human Necessities 113 Active

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