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Method of treating a defective heart valve
12 Dec 23
A method of treating a defective heart valve includes inserting a delivery catheter through a small incision in a patient's groin, wherein the delivery catheter has a prosthetic device positioned along a distal end.
David L. Hauser, Jan Otto Solem, David Alon
Filed: 7 Oct 21
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Valve sealing tissue and mesh structure
12 Dec 23
A prosthetic valve device that includes multiple layers and liners attached to various locations on the layers to prevent paravalvular leakage.
Edward L. Gonda, Sinatha Sok
Filed: 11 May 18
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Ergonomic methods of delivering mitral heart valves
12 Dec 23
A holder for a prosthetic mitral heart valve that attaches to an inflow end of the valve and includes a simple tensioning mechanism that flexes the heart valve commissure posts inward to help prevent suture looping.
Alain F. Carpentier, Michael C. Murad
Filed: 10 Dec 21
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Automated heart valve manufacturing
12 Dec 23
An automated system that can be used for prosthetic heart valve manufacturing or suturing procedures.
James R. Cody, III, Ping-Yang Shih, Tiffany Diemtrinh Tran
Filed: 22 Mar 23
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Prosthetic Valve Systems, Components, and Methods
7 Dec 23
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for prosthetic valves.
Ikechukwu Uzoma Okafor, Matthew A. Peterson, Eva Adriana de la Cruz Romito
Filed: 27 Jul 23
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Cardiac Shunt Device to Minimize Disruption and Enhance Natural Flow Patterns of Blood Through the Heart
7 Dec 23
A method of selecting a shunt device for implantation in a heart includes obtaining a first MRI of the heart, and generating a simulation of flow patterns of blood flow in the heart.
John Charles Laschinger, Anthony Ciro Vrba, Mazen Saadi Albaghdadi
Filed: 6 Jun 23
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Percutaneous Implant Retrieval Methods
7 Dec 23
Devices and methods for retrieving percutaneously implanted catheter systems such as a heart valve repair system.
Joseph Arthur Passman, Omar Fawzi Azanki
Filed: 8 Aug 23
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Systems, Apparatuses, and Methods for Papillary Muscle Approximation
7 Dec 23
Systems, apparatuses, and methods disclosed herein are provided for medical treatment, including treatment of dilated hearts (e.g., dilated left ventricle) or functional mitral valve regurgitation within a human heart.
Brian S. Conklin
Filed: 23 Aug 23
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Implant Devices with Shunt Channel Sensors
7 Dec 23
A sensor implant device includes a shunt body that forms a fluid conduit, the fluid conduit having an axis, a first anchor structure associated with a first end of the shunt body, and a first sensor device coupled to the first anchor structure such that a sensor transducer of the first sensor device projects into a channel area defined by a radial boundary around the axis of the fluid conduit, the radial boundary being defined by the fluid conduit.
Michael G. Valdez
Filed: 16 Aug 23
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Implant Fabrication Using Three-dimensional Woven Fabric
7 Dec 23
A method of fabricating a docking device involves implementing a three-dimensional (3D) weaving technique to form a 3D textile structure using a plurality of different types of fibers, heating the 3D textile structure on a shape-setting mold at a temperature above a melting point of a first type of fiber of the plurality of different types of fibers to set a cylindrical shape of the 3D textile structure, maintaining the 3D textile structure on the shape-setting mold to cool off for a period of time, and removing the 3D textile structure from the shape-setting mold.
Son V. Nguyen, Kevin D. Rupp, Ajay Chadha, Jeff Lindstrom
Filed: 10 Aug 23
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Delivery Apparatus and Methods for Implanting Prosthetic Devices
7 Dec 23
A delivery apparatus for delivering a prosthetic implant includes a handle and a shaft assembly having an inner shaft and an outer shaft.
John J. Desrosiers
Filed: 22 Aug 23
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Leaflet attachment frame for prosthetic valve
5 Dec 23
An implantable prosthetic valve has an upper frame section and a lower frame section.
Netanel Benichou
Filed: 7 May 20
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System and method for crimping a prosthetic valve
5 Dec 23
Embodiments of a crimping device for crimping a radially expandable and compressible prosthetic valve are disclosed.
David Robert Landon, Glen T. Rabito, Hieu Minh Luong
Filed: 26 May 22
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Low Profile Delivery System for Transcatheter Heart Valve
30 Nov 23
A method of delivery a prosthetic heart valve includes inserting a delivery apparatus and a prosthetic heart valve into a patient's vasculature.
Thanh Huy Le, Tri D. Tran, Ronaldo C. Cayabyab, David M. Taylor, Antonio O. Vidal, Robert Bowes, Tram Ngoc Nguyen, Walter Lee
Filed: 7 Aug 23
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High Strength Cords for Cardiac Procedures
30 Nov 23
Described herein are cords (or sutures) and methods for using cords wherein the cords comprise a synthetic aromatic polyamide (or aramid) polymer, wherein the cords comprise a core of a high-strength material such as a polymer (e.g., PET), aramid, ceramic, or metal with a coating of ePTFE encapsulating the core, or wherein the cords comprise braided strands of ePTFE.
Stephen Cournane, Felino V. Cortez, JR., Luke Anthony Zanetti
Filed: 9 Aug 23
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Inflatable Medical Balloons
30 Nov 23
A medical delivery system can comprise a balloon catheter and an inflatable balloon associated with a portion of the balloon catheter.
Jeong Soo Lee
Filed: 9 Aug 23
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Dual-frame Replacement Heart Valves
30 Nov 23
Disclosed are embodiments of replacement heart valves.
Yevgeniy Davidovich Kaufman, Qinggang Zeng, Matthew A. Peterson, Kevin M. Golemo, Tejler Javier Gasga, Eric Robert Dixon
Filed: 8 Aug 23
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Prosthetic Valves
30 Nov 23
A prosthetic valve can comprise a body member having a first end and a second end, the body member defining a conduit and being configured to assume a compressed configuration and an expanded configuration, a lateral dimension of the body member being larger in the expanded configuration than that in the compressed configuration.
Michael G. Valdez, Tiana Tran
Filed: 11 Aug 23
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Hemodynamic Sensor-based System for Automated Prediction of a Post-induction Hypotensive Event
30 Nov 23
A method for determining a post-induction score that represents a prediction that a patient will experience a hypotensive event after beginning an administration of anesthesia is disclosed herein that includes receiving, by a hemodynamic monitor prior to the administration of anesthesia on the patient, sensed hemodynamic data representative of an arterial pressure waveform of the patient.
Sai Prasad Buddi, Emmanuel Akpan, Zhongping Jian, Feras Al Hatib, Jacobus Jozef Gerardus Maria Settels, Christine Lee
Filed: 28 Jul 23
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Valve Repair Devices for Repairing a Native Valve of a Patient
30 Nov 23
An implantable prosthetic device has a coaptation element and at least one anchor.
Alex Philip McCann, Grant Matthew Stearns, Eric Robert Dixon, Yoon Hee Kwon
Filed: 14 Aug 23