Inventor · Camp Verde, AZ, US

William C. Bruchman

53Patents
28h-index
14Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 22, 1980 → Oct 6, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5584876A Cell excluding sheath for vascular grafts Human Necessities 411 Expired
US4776851A Mechanical ligament Human Necessities 260 Expired
US5258040A Prosthesis for tensile load-carrying tissue and method of manufacture Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 206 Expired
US5908449A Blood contact surfaces using extracellular matrix synthesized in vitro Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 134 Expired
US8961599B2 Durable high strength polymer composite suitable for implant and articles produced therefrom Human Necessities 83 Active
US5197983A Ligament and tendon prosthesis Human Necessities 77 Expired
US10039638B2 Geometric prosthetic heart valves Human Necessities 69 Active
US5879383A Blood contact surfaces using endothelium on a subendothelial matrix Human Necessities 68 Expired
US4321914A Percutaneous conduit having PTFE skirt Human Necessities 63 Expired
US9554900B2 Durable high strength polymer composites suitable for implant and articles produced therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Active
US8945212B2 Durable multi-layer high strength polymer composite suitable for implant and articles produced therefrom Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Active
US5762600A Blood contact surfaces employing natural subendothelial matrix and methods for making and using the same Human Necessities 57 Expired
US9968443B2 Vertical coaptation zone in a planar portion of prosthetic heart valve leaflet Human Necessities 52 Active
US10376360B2 Multi-frame prosthetic valve apparatus and methods Human Necessities 50 Active
US9283072B2 Everting transcatheter valve and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Active
US9801712B2 Coherent single layer high strength synthetic polymer composites for prosthetic valves Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Active
US9737398B2 Prosthetic valves, frames and leaflets and methods thereof Human Necessities 42 Active
US9398952B2 Planar zone in prosthetic heart valve leaflet Human Necessities 41 Active
US9144492B2 Truncated leaflet for prosthetic heart valves, preformed valve Human Necessities 41 Active
US9101469B2 Prosthetic heart valve with leaflet shelving Human Necessities 41 Active
US5776182A Blood contact surfaces employing natural subendothelial matrix and method for making and using the same Human Necessities 40 Expired
US10321986B2 Multi-frame prosthetic heart valve Human Necessities 38 Active
US10285808B2 Everting transcatheter valve and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US9827089B2 Methods for improved prosthetic heart valve with leaflet shelving Human Necessities 36 Active
US10463478B2 Truncated leaflet for prosthetic heart valves Human Necessities 34 Active

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