Fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6846325
APP PUB NO 20020055774A1
SERIAL NO

09949061

Stats

ATTORNEY / AGENT: (SPONSORED)

Importance

Loading Importance Indicators... loading....

Abstract

See full text

A prosthetic heart value assembly comprising a prosthetic heart valve and a fixation band. The fixation band comprises a tubular frame and a tube. The tubular frame comprises longitudinally-extending members having hooks on their distal ends and fixation means on proximal ends, and a stabilizing laterally-extending member. The tube is positioned inside the longitudinally-extending members, a distal end of the tube being everted over the hooks. A sewing cuff is formed in the tube. The prosthetic valve is secured to the fixation band by suturing a prosthetic valve sewing cuff to a fixation band sewing cuff. The prosthetic valve and fixation band are advanced to the valve's seat. The fixation band's hooks are passed through the wall of the everted tube and into surrounding tissue and the fixation band's fixation means are deployed.

Loading the Abstract Image... loading....

First Claim

See full text

Family

Loading Family data... loading....

Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddress
MEDTRONIC INC710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432

International Classification(s)

  • [Classification Symbol]
  • [Patents Count]

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Liddicoat, John R Sewickley, PA 59 15138

Cited Art Landscape

Load Citation

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cite Landscape

Load Citation