Methods and apparatus for transmyocardial direct coronary revascularization

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PATENT NO 7849860
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11343936

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Methods and apparatus for direct coronary revascularization wherein a transmyocardial passageway is formed between a chamber of the heart and a coronary blood vessel to permit blood to flow therebetween. In some embodiments, the transmyocardial passageway is formed between a chamber of the heart and a coronary vein. The invention includes unstented transmyocardial passageways, as well as transmyocardial passageways wherein protrusive stent devices extend from the transmyocardial passageway into an adjacent coronary vessel or chamber of the heart. The apparatus of the present invention include protrusive stent devices for stenting of transmyocardial passageways, intraluminal valving devices for valving of transmyocardial passageways, intracardiac valving devices for valving of transmyocardial passageways, endogenous tissue valves for valving of transmyocardial passageways, and ancillary apparatus for use in conjunction therewith.

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  • GOWAN COMPANY, L.L.C.;MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Flaherty, J Christopher Topsfield, US 445 57695
Jensen, Marc Los Gatos, US 41 3545
Lamson, Theodore C Pleasanton, US 99 14377
Machold, Timothy R Moss Beach, US 170 24798
Makower, Joshua Los Altos, US 413 64706
Tumas, Margaret W Orinda, US 8 1617
Whitt, Jason Brian San Francisco, US 21 6421

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