US Patent No: 4,702,250
Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000
Surgical implement particularly useful for suturing prosthetic valves
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Oct 27, 1987
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Jan 23, 1986
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06/821,988
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Abstract
A surgical instrument to aid in suturing a prosthetic valve into a heart annulus, comprises: a manually grippable handle, a holder carried at one end of the handle for releasably holding a prosthetic valve to be pre-loaded thereon, a first ring fixed to the handle and securing thereto one end of a plurality of sutures to be pre-loaded onto the handle with each suture carrying a needle at its opposite end passing through the prosthetic valve when pre-loaded on the handle; and a second ring fixed to the handle for releasably retaining the plurality of sutures each pre-loaded in folded condition on the handle and extending longitudinally thereof. The two rings are located on the handle such that each suture has a length between the prosthetic valve and the needle-carrying end of the suture which is at least twice the length of the suture between the secured one end and the prosthetic valve.
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- 15 United States
- 10 France
- 8 Japan
- 7 China
- 5 Korea
- 2 Other
Patent Owner(s)
| Patent Owner | Address | Total Patents |
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| GALIL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LTD. | RAMAT GAN | 3 |
| GALIL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LTD., A ISRAELI CORPORATE BODY | RAMAT-GAN 52 131, IL | 1 |
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Inventor(s)
| Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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| Levy, Morris | Tel-Aviv, IL | 2 | 207 |
| Ovil, Yoel | Johannesburg, ZA | 10 | 282 |
Cited Art
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| 4,185,636 Suture organizer, prosthetic device holder, and related surgical procedures | 159 | 1977 | |
Patent Citation Ranking
Forward Cites
| Patent Info | (Count) | # Cites | Year |
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| 5,197,979 Stentless heart valve and holder | 90 | 1990 | |
| 5,336,258 Stentless heart valve and holder | 61 | 1992 | |
| 5,290,300 Flexible suture guide and holder | 90 | 1993 | |
| 5,496,336 Flexible suture guide and holder | 50 | 1994 | |
| 5,716,398 Mitral valve rotator assembly | 5 | 1995 | |
| 5,683,402 Flexible suture guide and holder | 34 | 1995 | |
| 5,800,531 Bioprosthetic heart valve implantation device | 66 | 1996 | |
| 5,964,800 Methods for rotating a prosthetic heart valve within a sewing ring | 1 | 1997 | |
| 6,027,530 System, apparatus and method for chemical fixation of stentless cardiac valvular bioprostheses | 2 | 1997 | |
| 6,001,126 Stentless bioprosthetic heart valve with coronary protuberances and related methods for surgical repair of defective heart valves | 48 | 1997 | |
| 6,283,993 Annuloplasty ring delivery system | 105 | 1998 | |
| 6,197,053 Bioprosthetic heart valve implantation device | 72 | 1998 | |
| 6,342,070 Stentless bioprosthetic heart valve with patent coronary protuberances and method of surgical use thereof | 41 | 1999 | |
| 6,964,682 Heart valve holder that resist suture looping | 35 | 2000 | |
| 6,409,758 Heart valve holder for constricting the valve commissures and methods of use | 54 | 2000 | |
| 6,558,416 Annuloplasty ring delivery method | 11 | 2001 | |
| 6,899,704 Devices and methods for intracardiac procedures | 9 | 2001 | |
| 6,702,852 Method for retrofitting a heart valve holder | 23 | 2002 | |
| 6,802,860 Annuloplasty ring delivery system | 58 | 2003 | |
| 6,966,925 Heart valve holder and method for resisting suture looping | 37 | 2003 | |
| 7,819,915 Heart valve holders and handling clips therefor | 1 | 2003 | |
| 7,131,447 Methods and systems for performing thoracoscopic coronary bypass and other procedures | 21 | 2004 | |
| 7,967,833 Devices and methods for intracardiac procedures | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,658,763 Heart valve holder and method for resisting suture looping | 2 | 2005 | |
| 7,575,595 Annuloplasty ring and holder combination | 6 | 2006 | |
| 8,308,798 Quick-connect prosthetic heart valve and methods | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,216,304 Annuloplasty ring and holder combination | 1 | 2010 | |
| 8,348,998 Unitary quick connect prosthetic heart valve and deployment system and methods | 0 | 2010 | |
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| 7,029,481 Systems, devices and methods for suturing patient tissue | 26 | 2000 | |
| 8,137,364 Articulating suturing device and method | 1 | 2003 | |
| 7,445,626 Device and method for suturing tissue | 21 | 2003 | |
| 7,390,328 Device and method for suturing of internal puncture sites | 41 | 2003 | |
| 7,850,701 Articulating suturing device and method | 12 | 2004 | |
| 8,083,754 Vascular suturing device with needle capture | 1 | 2005 | |
| 7,883,517 Vascular suturing device | 8 | 2005 | |
| 8,038,688 Articulating suturing device and method | 1 | 2005 | |
| 7,377,927 Systems, devices and methods for suturing patient tissue | 26 | 2006 | |
| 8,267,947 Vascular suturing device | 1 | 2006 | |
| 7,842,048 Articulating suture device and method | 9 | 2006 | |
| 7,846,170 Articulating suturing device and method | 12 | 2007 | |
| 8,257,368 Device for suturing intracardiac defects | 1 | 2007 | |
| 8,211,122 Device for suturing intracardiac defects | 3 | 2007 | |
| 8,419,753 Suturing device with split arm and method of suturing tissue | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,361,088 Device and method for suturing intracardiac defects | 0 | 2008 | |
| 8,172,860 Articulating suturing device and method | 1 | 2008 | |
| 8,323,298 Articulating suturing device and method | 1 | 2010 | |
| 8,252,008 Articulating suturing device and method | 1 | 2010 | |
| 8,202,281 Systems for anchoring a medical device in a body lumen | 1 | 2010 | |
| 8,048,092 Articulating suturing device and method | 1 | 2010 | |
| 8,057,491 Articulating suturing device and method | 1 | 2010 | |
| 8,313,498 Vascular suturing device | 1 | 2011 | |
| 8,430,893 Articulating suturing device and method | 0 | 2012 | |
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| 8,025,695 Biologically implantable heart valve system | 0 | 2003 | |
| 8,021,421 Prosthesis heart valve fixturing device | 1 | 2003 | |
| 7,959,674 Suture locking assembly and method of use | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,981,153 Biologically implantable prosthesis methods of using | 0 | 2005 | |
| 8,048,152 Method of implanting an annuloplasty prosthesis | 0 | 2006 | |
| 8,007,530 Tool and method for implanting an annuloplasty prosthesis | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,637,944 Annuloplasty system | 3 | 2006 | |
| 8,211,169 Gasket with collar for prosthetic heart valves and methods for using them | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,967,857 Gasket with spring collar for prosthetic heart valves and methods for making and using them | 1 | 2007 | |
| 7,972,377 Bioprosthetic heart valve | 0 | 2008 | |
| 7,951,197 Two-piece prosthetic valves with snap-in connection and methods for use | 0 | 2009 | |
| 8,349,003 Suture locking assembly and method of use | 0 | 2011 | |
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| 7,214,230 Flexible instrument | 62 | 2001 | |
| 8,414,505 Catheter driver system | 0 | 2002 | |
| 7,699,835 Robotically controlled surgical instruments | 11 | 2003 | |
| 7,608,083 Robotically controlled medical instrument with a flexible section | 11 | 2004 | |
| 7,766,894 Coaxial catheter system | 11 | 2006 | |
| 8,187,229 Coaxial catheter system | 0 | 2007 | |
| 7,727,185 Coaxial catheter system | 2 | 2007 | |
| 7,854,738 Robotically controlled medical instrument | 1 | 2008 | |
| 7,819,884 Robotically controlled medical instrument | 0 | 2008 | |
| 7,744,608 Robotically controlled medical instrument | 0 | 2008 | |
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| 8,070,826 Needle apparatus for closing septal defects and methods for using such apparatus | 0 | 2003 | |
| 7,740,640 Clip apparatus for closing septal defects and methods of use | 0 | 2004 | |
| 7,846,179 Suture-based systems and methods for treating septal defects | 1 | 2005 | |
| 7,686,828 Systems and methods for treating septal defects | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,678,132 Systems and methods for treating septal defects | 0 | 2006 | |
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| 6,923,823 Apparatus and method for anchoring sutures | 54 | 2000 | |
| 7,232,455 Wedge shaped suture anchor and method of implantation | 9 | 2004 | |
| 7,998,171 Apparatus and method for anchoring sutures | 0 | 2005 | |
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| 7,122,039 Tying knots | 6 | 2002 | |
| 7,967,832 Tying knots | 0 | 2006 | |
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| 5,443,502 Rotatable heart valve holder | 38 | 1994 | |
| 5,480,425 Integrated heart valve rotator and holder | 67 | 1994 | |
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| 5,860,992 Endoscopic suturing devices and methods | 173 | 1996 | |
| 7,100,614 Method of Forming a Lesion in Heart Tissue | 24 | 2002 | |
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| 5,522,884 Holder for adjustable mitral & tricuspid annuloplasty rings | 91 | 1993 | |
| 5,674,279 Annuloplasty and suture rings | 124 | 1995 | |
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| 5,690,654 Surgical implement particularly useful for implanting prosthetic heart valves and surgical method including such implement | 10 | 1996 | |
| 5,871,489 Surgical implement particularly useful for implanting prosthetic heart valves, valve holder particularly useful therewith and surgical method including such implement | 21 | 1996 | |
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| 6,126,007 Tissue valve holder | 33 | 1998 | |
| 7,389,874 Heart valve support and storing lid system and methods associated therewith | 0 | 2005 | |
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| 8,048,108 Vascular closure methods and apparatuses | 0 | 2009 | |
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| 6,610,071 Suture system | 22 | 1999 | |
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| 7,955,316 Coaxial catheter system | 0 | 2007 | |
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| 5,728,153 Stentless heart valve surgical support device | 14 | 1996 | |
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| 4,755,181 Anti-suture looping device for prosthetic heart valves | 53 | 1987 | |
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| 5,236,450 Heart valve holder-rotator | 57 | 1992 | |
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| 8,016,857 Vascular puncture closure | 2 | 2008 | |
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| 6,726,707 Wedge shaped suture anchor and method of implementation | 4 | 2001 | |
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| 5,089,015 Method for implanting unstented xenografts and allografts | 111 | 1989 | |
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| 7,998,196 Replacement heart valve, valve holder and methods of making and using same | 0 | 2008 | |
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| 5,728,151 Intercostal access devices for less-invasive cardiovascular surgery | 139 | 1995 | |
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| 8,097,005 Suture system | 0 | 2003 | |
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| 5,368,599 Surgical fastening apparatus with suture array | 127 | 1992 | |
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| 6,464,707 Vacuum-assisted remote suture placement system | 42 | 2000 | |
| 7,175,659 Automatic suture fixation apparatus and method for minimally invasive cardiac surgery | 15 | 2001 | |
| 6,749,620 Apparatus and method for anchoring sutures | 4 | 2002 | |
| 6,955,175 Method and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac procedures | 11 | 2003 | |
| 7,217,280 Apparatus and method for anchoring sutures | 1 | 2004 | |
| 8,021,390 Apparatus and method for anchoring sutures | 0 | 2006 | |
| 7,670,370 Automatic suture fixation apparatus and method for minimally invasive cardiac surgery | 1 | 2007 | |
Maintenance Fees
| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee | due date |
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| Fee | Large entity fee | small entity fee | micro entity fee |
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| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable | $700.00 | $350.00 | $175.00 |
| Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional | $1,640.00 | $820.00 | $410.00 |