Driver tool for heart valve prosthesis fasteners

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6074418
SERIAL NO

09203169

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A driver tool which drives helical fasteners through a heart valve component into tissue. The tool has a tool housing with a distal end couplable to engage the implanted component. A drive shaft at the proximal end of the driver tool couples to a driving force. Multiple driver tips couple to helical fasteners for the heart valve component. A drive train in the tool housing distributes the drive to the driver tips.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Anderson, Kimberly A Eagan, MN 87 9053
Buchanan, Eric S Wyoming, MN 12 2474

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