William E. Cohn
130Patents
34h-index
103Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 15, 1980 → Jun 15, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7892245B2 | Apparatus and method for manipulating tissue | Human Necessities | 1,274 | Active |
| US6769434B2 | Method and apparatus for performing a procedure on a cardiac valve | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 578 | Expired |
| US6099542A | Catheter apparatus and methodology for generating a fistula on-demand between closely associated blood vessels at a prechosen anatomic site in-vivo | Human Necessities | 528 | Expired |
| US6790231B2 | Apparatus and method for reducing mitral regurgitation | Human Necessities | 463 | Expired |
| US5830224A | Catheter apparatus and methodology for generating a fistula on-demand between closely associated blood vessels at a pre-chosen anatomic site in-vivo | Human Necessities | 445 | 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 |
| US7544206B2 | Method and apparatus for resecting and replacing an aortic valve | Human Necessities | 322 | Expired |
| US6669709B1 | Catheter apparatus and methodology for generating a fistula on-demand between closely associated blood vessels at a pre-chosen anatomic site in-vivo | Human Necessities | 306 | 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 |
| US7387636B2 | Catheter apparatus and methodology for generating a fistula on-demand between closely associated blood vessels at a pre-chosen anatomic site in-vivo | Human Necessities | 201 | Expired |
| US6033362A | Surgical retractor and method of use | Human Necessities | 118 | Expired |
| US7125420B2 | Method and apparatus for improving mitral valve function | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 93 | Expired |
| US8623077B2 | Apparatus for replacing a cardiac valve | Human Necessities | 80 | Active |
| US7341558B2 | Pericardial retractor | Human Necessities | 69 | Expired |
| US6458079B1 | Surgical retractor and method of use | Human Necessities | 68 | Expired |
| US7241310B2 | Method and apparatus for reducing mitral regurgitation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 68 | Expired |
| US7846168B2 | Apparatus and method for the ligation of tissue | Human Necessities | 63 | Active |
| US7918865B2 | Apparatus and method for the ligation of tissue | Human Necessities | 60 | Active |
| US7828810B2 | Apparatus and method for the ligation of tissue | Human Necessities | 56 | Active |
| US6610071B1 | Suture system | Human Necessities | 55 | Expired |
| US9017323B2 | Devices and methods for forming a fistula | Human Necessities | 55 | Active |
| US9039702B2 | Devices and methods for forming a fistula | Human Necessities | 53 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.