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7329280 Methods of implanting a mitral valve annuloplasty ring to correct mitral regurgitation  
Methods of implanting an annuloplasty ring to correct maladies of the mitral annulus that not only reshapes the annulus but also reconfigures the adjacent left ventricular muscle wall. A posterior...
7311730 Support apparatus and heart valve prosthesis for sutureless implantation  
An apparatus is disclosed for supporting a heart valve at an annulus of an implantation site. The apparatus includes a base portion operative to maintain a circumferential dimension thereof. A...
7294148 Annuloplasty ring for mitral valve prolapse  
A mitral annuloplasty ring that has an outward and an upward posterior bow. The ring defines a closed, modified oval shape with a minor-major axis dimension ratio of between about 3.3:4 to 4:4. The...
7247167 Low profile heart valve prosthesis  
A heart valve prosthesis includes a valve member having an inflow end, an outflow end, and a generally cylindrical sidewall portion extending between the inflow end and the outflow end. The valve...
7220277 Prosthesis for annuloplasty comprising a perforated element  
A prosthesis for annuloplasty comprising a laminar or tubular element having a plurality of apertures along at least one portion. Preferably, the shape, dimensions, and arrangements of the...
7175659 Automatic suture fixation apparatus and method for minimally invasive cardiac surgery  
An apparatus for automatically fixing sutures used in the surgical replacement of a heart valve, includes a first cylinder having a first end and a second end and an interior surface and an...
7169176 Prosthetic device  
A prosthesis that resiliently engages a body passage includes an annular clamping ring which may be folded along a diametric axis for insertion into the body passage. The clamping ring is adapted...
7147663 Artificial heart valve attachment apparatus and methods  
Heart valve attachment apparatus and methods that significantly reduce attachment times are provided. The apparatus and methods utilize a connector band to form an interface between a...
7097659 Fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue  
A fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue, the fixation band comprising: a structure having a proximal end and a distal end in opposition to one another, and a lateral region...
6893459 Heart valve annulus device and method of using same  
A method of implanting a universal heart valve prosthetic anchor device for receipt of a mating occluder. The anchor device includes a pair of rings axially shiftable from a retracted to a deployed...
6875231 Percutaneously deliverable heart valve  
A percutaneously deliverable heart valve prosthesis and method of delivery, wherein the prosthesis is anchored to a valvular annulus of a patient and used to replace the patient's diseased valve....
6805711 Expandable medical implant and percutaneous delivery  
An expandable annular ring for implantation in a valvular annulus and its percutaneous use thereof comprises a plurality of stenting elements made of a first shape-memory material having a first...
6805710 Mitral valve annuloplasty ring for molding left ventricle geometry  
An annuloplasty ring for correcting maladies of the mitral annulus that not only reshapes the annulus but also reconfigures the adjacent left ventricular muscle wall. The ring may be continuous and...
6797002 Heart valve repair apparatus and methods  
Valve repair apparatus and methods for ensuring proper coaptation and operation of the leaflets of a heart valve. Main aspects of the disclosure relate to devices including a support member...
6790230 Vascular implant  
An anchoring element including a replacement heart valve for the purposes of intraluminal anchoring of the heart valve element to mammalian hearts, the anchoring element having a small enough...
6786925 Driver tool with multiple drive gear layers for heart prosthesis fasteners  
A driver tool drives multiple fasteners simultaneously through the outer ring of a heart valve component into the surrounding tissue annulus of a heart. The driver tool includes two stacked...
6780200 Prosthetic mitral heart valve  
The invention relates to a prosthetic mitral heart valve consisting of a support housing ( 10 ) comprising a base ring ( 15 ) supporting two posts which point essentially in the direction of the...
6764508 Method and device for inserting implants into human organs  
In a method for inserting an implant, such as a biological or artificial heart valve into a human organ, first the implant is provided with an adapter element, then a receiver element that is...
6740111 Device for retaining a prosthesis within a body passage  
A prosthesis that resiliently engages a body passage includes an annular clamping ring which may be folded along a diametric axis for insertion into the body passage. The clamping ring is adapted...
6726717 Annular prosthesis for mitral valve  
The present invention refers to an annular prosthesis for mitral valve. In one of its embodiments the annular prosthesis for mitral valve is made up of a posterior half-ring and an anterior...
6726716 Self-molding annuloplasty ring  
The resilient self molding annuloplasty ring which may be enlarged prior to implantation to facilitate implantation within a dilated or otherwise incompetent valve annulus having sufficient...
6689164 Annuloplasty device for use in minimally invasive procedure  
A device, particularly useful for reconstructing heart valves, that includes: an implant having an elongate, deformable structure so that it can assume an elongate shape for insertion into the...
6610088 Biologically covered heart valve prosthesis  
A system and method are disclosed for covering a heart valve prosthesis with biological tissue, such as pericardium. In one aspect, the prosthesis includes a stent that is covered with a fabric...
6585766 Cloth-covered stents for tissue heart valves  
Improved, adaptable tissue-type heart valves and methods for their manufacture are disclosed wherein a dimensionally stable, pre-aligned tissue leaflet subassembly is formed and its peripheral edge...
6582464 Biomechanical heart valve prosthesis and method for making same  
A system and method are disclosed for covering a mechanical heart valve with biological tissue to provide a biomechanical heart valve prosthesis. The prosthesis includes a mechanical heart valve...
6569198 Mitral or tricuspid valve annuloplasty prosthetic device  
A prosthetic device inserted into a blood vessel decreases the severity of valve regurgitation during ventricular contraction. The prosthetic device reduces the circumference of the valve annulus,...
6425916 Methods and devices for implanting cardiac valves  
The valve implantation system has a valve displacer for displacing and holding the native valve leaflets open in a first aspect of the invention. A replacement valve may be attached to the valve...
6416548 Antimicrobial annuloplasty ring having a biodegradable insert  
This invention provides an antimicrobial annuloplasty rings, and methods for making the same, wherein the annuloplasty rings have a desired degree of initial rigidity to facilitate ease of handling...
6358278 Heart valve prosthesis with rotatable cuff  
A prosthetic heart valve includes an orifice ring adapted to carry blood therethrough. An annular recess is formed in an outer surface of the orifice ring and has first and second axially spaced...
6312465 Heart valve prosthesis with a resiliently deformable retaining member  
A valve body assembly for being mounted adjacent an annulus within a heart. A first retainer is attached to the valve body assembly for engaging a first side of the annulus. A second retainer is...
6264691 Apparatus and method for supporting a heart valve  
An apparatus and method are disclosed for supporting a heart valve with a flexible girdle. The girdle has an elongated cylindrical sidewall having an axial length at least commensurate with the...
6241765 Stapled heart prosthesis and method of installing same  
A prosthetic heart valve is disclosed which has a rigid shoulder with staple receiving means. Using the staple receiving means of the shoulder, the heart valve may be secured within the heart by...
6217611 Modular heart valve prothesis  
A heart valve prosthesis including a valve body having a first retainer integrally formed with an outer surface thereof. A grafting assembly is formed to include a stiffening member having an axial...
6197054 Sutureless cuff for heart valves  
An improved mechanical heart valve that reduces the time required to perform heart valve replacement surgery is provided. The mechanical heart valve is comprised of a valve body and a plurality of...
6106550 Implantable attaching ring  
An implantable attaching device includes an annular ring having an axial passageway and a plurality of channels extending radially through the ring. Tissue attaching pins are positioned in the...
6074418 Driver tool for heart valve prosthesis fasteners  
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...
5910170 Prosthetic heart valve stent utilizing mounting clips  
The present invention includes a prosthetic heart valve having a stent and a piece of biocompatible material. The stent includes an inflow ring and a plurality of posts, each post extending from...
5895420 Bioresorbable heart valve support  
This invention relates to bioprosthetic heart valve stents that are fashioned of bioresorbable materials. Such stents may be configured as sheaths or frames contoured to the shape of a valvular...
5855601 Artificial heart valve and method and device for implanting the same  
An artificial heart valve comprises a relatively rigid stent member having a first cylindrical shape and a flexible valve disposed in the stent member, the stent member being self-expandable to a...
5843179 Suture guard for prosthetic heart valve  
A heart valve prosthesis for use in a heart includes an orifice defining a lumen therethrough for blood flow. An occluder is carried in the orifice and is movable between an open position which...
5800527 Support housing for valve and closure members, in particular for heart valve prostheses  
A support housing (1) for valve and closure members, in particular for heart valve prostheses, has a base ring (2) which carries at least two symmetrically offset posts (4/5) substantially oriented...
5776188 Direct suture orifice for mechanical heart valve  
A mechanical heart valve for implantation in a heart of a patient includes an orifice body having an outer circumference and defining a lumen for blood flow therethrough. At least one leaflet...
5716417 Integral supporting structure for bioprosthetic heart valve  
A stent for receiving and supporting a tissue heart valve for ultimate implantation into a human, the heart valve including tissue leaflets joined at circumferentially spaced commissures, wherein...
5606928 Process and apparatus for the production of a heart valve prosthesis  
An elastic textile covering is applied over an annular support of a heart valve prosthesis by inserting a preferably collar shaped textile covering through the annular support, turning two...
5397348 Mechanical heart valve with compressible stiffening ring  
A prosthetic mechanical heart valve with an annular valve body and with a suture ring and stiffening ring combination wherein the stiffening ring is compressible before contacting a wall of the...
4994077 Artificial heart valve for implantation in a blood vessel  
An artificial heart valve is designed to fit into a blood vessel when a patient is too weak to undergo open heart surgery. The valve has a disk shaped flap valve threaded on a bent wire which may...
4506394 Cardiac valve prosthesis holder  
An implantable device which is suited for implantation into a human or animal heart for receiving and removably holding a valve prosthesis is described. The device comprises a ring structure which...
4364126 Heart valve with removable cusp protector band  
A plastic band is secured around the outside of a prosthetic heart valve adjacent the sewing cushion to protect the valve leaflet material against inadvertent needle punctures and tears while...
4038703 Prosthetic devices having a region of controlled porosity  
An improved prosthetic device having its exterior surface formed to provide a region of controlled porosity to promote the ingrowth of bone and/or tissue. A metal coil spring is secured to a metal...
3988782 Non-antigenic, non-thrombogenic infection-resistant grafts from umbilical cord vessels and process for preparing and using same  
Arteries and veins of umbilical cords are hardened and shaped by processes described. Prostheses in the form of tubes, patches and conduits are prepared from the shaped vessels. The prostheses are...
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