US Patent No: 6,854,467

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Methods and devices for delivering a ventricular stent

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Abstract

A method, and related tools for performing the method, of delivering a stent or other like device to the heart to connect the left ventricle to the coronary artery to thereby supply blood directly from the ventricle to the coronary artery may be used to bypass a total or partial occlusion of a coronary artery. The method may include placing a guide device and a dilation device through an anterior wall and a posterior wall of the coronary vessel and through a heart wall between the heart chamber and the coronary vessel. The dilation device may be used to form a passageway in the heart wall at a location defined by the guide device. The method may then include placing a stent within the passageway.

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HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FUNDING COMPANY LLCFARMINGTON, CT73

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boekstegers, Peter Diessena, DE 9 145

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6,214,041 Transmyocardial implant with septal perfusion 35 1998
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6,029,672 Transmyocardial implant procedure and tools 44 1998
6,076,529 Transmyocardial implant with inserted vessel 47 1998
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6,406,491 Compliant transmyocardial implant 25 1999
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C.R. BARD, INC. (9)
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WILK PATENT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (9)
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ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (7)
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KENSEY NASH CORPORATION (7)
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SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC. (7)
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Surcharge - 11.5 year - Late payment within 6 months $160.00 $80.00 $40.00
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