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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6966925 | Heart valve holder and method for resisting suture looping An improved holder and method for implanting a tissue-type prosthetic mitral heart valve that prevents suture looping and may also constrict the commissure posts of the valve. An upstanding or shaft member axially positioned on the holder causes the lengths of attac... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6908482 | Three-dimensional annuloplasty ring and template An annuloplasty ring having a three-dimensional discontinuous form generally arranged about an axis with two free ends that are axially offset. The ring is particularly suited for repair of the tricuspid valve, and more closely conforms to the annulus shape. The rin... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6827711 | Nested tubing sections and method for making same The invention provides a nested tubing cannula which comprises outer and inner elongate tubular members, both having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen therebetween. The inner tubular member is sealed at its distal end and is nested substantially coaxially wi... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6827494 | Diverted flow thrust bearing A hydrodynamic thrust bearing of this invention comprises a body having a load-bearing surface comprising an oil supply channel and an oil return channel positioned along respective inside and outside body diameters. A number of thrust pads are positioned along the ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6811756 | Exhaust gas cooler An exhaust gas cooler for reducing the temperature of exhaust gases from internal combustion engines, comprising an external tube extending between two tube plates or end walls and defining a coolant chamber, coolant inlet and outlet means communicating with the coo... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6807955 | Exhaust gas cooler with bypass tube and exhaust gas recirculation valve An exhaust gas recirculation cooler (1) with a coolant chamber (14), a bypass tube (50) and means (70) to selectively direct exhaust gas through the coolant chamber (14) or bypass tube (50). The bypass tube (50) may b... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6802860 | Annuloplasty ring delivery system An assembly for holding a substantially flexible suture guide of predetermined length in a substantially taut position used to achieve a suture line having a dimension equal to the length of the suture guide, such as the circumference about a heart valve annulus. Th... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6790219 | Filter with integrated obturator tip and methods of use An endoluminal device having an elongate tubular member and a filter slideably received within a lumen of the tubular member. An obturator tip is carried by the filter and shaped to rest against the distal end of the elongate tubular member when the filter is within... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6767362 | Minimally-invasive heart valves and methods of use Expandable heart valves for minimally invasive valve replacement surgeries are disclosed. In a first embodiment, an expandable pre-assembled heart valve includes a plastically-expandable annular base having plurality of upstanding commissure posts. A tubular flexibl... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6767323 | Suction support and method of use The invention provides devices and methods for endoscopically cannulating the aorta, right atrium, and other body tissues to establish cardiopulmonary bypass for minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting surgery, and for other surgeries. After inserting the... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6749630 | Tricuspid ring and template An annuloplasty ring having a three-dimensional discontinuous form generally arranged about an axis with two free ends that are axially offset. The ring is particularly suited for repair of the tricuspid valve, and more closely conforms to the annulus shape. The rin... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6743246 | Devices and methods for protecting a patient from embolic material during surgery Method and apparatus for deploying a medical device in a vessel. The apparatus includes a cannula and a medical device, for example a blood filter. The cannula has a lumen that extends from a proximal end to a distal end, and a port on the outer surface of the cannu... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6736845 | Holder for flexible heart valve A holder for a highly flexible tissue-type heart valve is disclosed that maintains an implant shape to the valve. The holder may have cusp and commissure contacting supports, and may be attached at all six such supports, or only three. The holder may be flexible to ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6733525 | Rolled minimally-invasive heart valves and methods of use Expandable heart valves for minimally invasive valve replacement surgeries are disclosed. The valves are rolled into a first, contracted configuration for minimally invasive delivery and then unrolled or unfurled at the implantation site. One- and two-piece stents m... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6732739 | Minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedure A minimally invasive approach for surgery on portions of the heart and great vessels. A parasternal incision is made extending across a predetermined number of costal cartilages, e.g., a right parasternal incision extending from the lower edge of the second costal c... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6730313 | Delivery systems for periadventitial delivery for treatment of restenosis and anastomotic intimal hyperplasia The invention provides methods for treating injuries to one or more internal structures of a subject by administering a drug delivery vehicle to an external surface of the injured structure. The drug delivery vehicle substantially adheres to the site of administrati... | 05/04/2004 |
| 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 half-ring coupled to each other on a first transverse plane which defines a ... | 04/27/2004 |
| 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 contractive force to render a valve competent. The self molding annuloplasty... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723085 | Arterial filter with aspiration and methods of use A filter comprising a porous material is arranged in a generally conical shape having an expandable base and a vertex. An elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end is attached to the expandable base of the porous material at a first circumferential loca... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6706033 | Modular access port for device delivery Modular systems comprising a cannula and at least one access port adjacent to a distal end of the cannula provide insertion of one or more therapeutic or diagnostic devices into a vessel or cardiac tissue through a single incision site. Other embodiments include a v... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6692512 | Percutaneous filtration catheter for valve repair surgery and methods of use A percutaneous filtration catheter used to entrap emboli from a patient's aorta and heart during cardiac surgery. The catheter has an elongate member, a proximal end, and a distal end. A balloon occluder is mounted on the distal end of the elongate member... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6682543 | Methods for aortic artherectomy A method for removing plaque from the aorta is disclosed. A filter is introduced into a region of interest within the patient's aorta. The filter is deployed downstream of a mobile aortic plaque within the aorta. An atherectomy assembly is operated to exc... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6679872 | Clip-on access port and method of use Modular systems comprising a cannula and at least one clip-on access port adjacent to a distal end of the cannula to provide insertion of one or more therapeutic or diagnostic devices into a vessel or cardiac tissue through a single incision site. The acc... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679871 | Inflatable cannula and method of using same An expandable lumen cannula which includes an elongate tube having a proximal end, a distal end, an intermediate flexible region, and a lumen therebetween. The cannula further includes a balloon occluder mounted on the distal end of the tube. The intermed... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6626930 | Minimally invasive mitral valve repair method and apparatus The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for the stabilization and fastening of two pieces of tissue. A single device may be used to both stabilize and fasten the two pieces of tissue, or a separate stabilizing device may be used in co... | 09/30/2003 |
