AU2002232525A1 - Adjustment clamp - Google Patents

Adjustment clamp

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AU2002232525A1
AU2002232525A1 AU2002232525A AU3252502A AU2002232525A1 AU 2002232525 A1 AU2002232525 A1 AU 2002232525A1 AU 2002232525 A AU2002232525 A AU 2002232525A AU 3252502 A AU3252502 A AU 3252502A AU 2002232525 A1 AU2002232525 A1 AU 2002232525A1
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Australia
Prior art keywords
adjustment clamp
clamp
adjustment
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Abandoned
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AU2002232525A
Inventor
James E. Cox
Jody L. Rivers
Craig Robert Schlawin
J. Edward Shapland
John C. Vanden Hoek
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Acorn Cardiovascular Inc
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Acorn Cardiovascular Inc
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Publication of AU2002232525A1 publication Critical patent/AU2002232525A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/24—Heart valves ; Vascular valves, e.g. venous valves; Heart implants, e.g. passive devices for improving the function of the native valve or the heart muscle; Transmyocardial revascularisation [TMR] devices; Valves implantable in the body
    • A61F2/2478—Passive devices for improving the function of the heart muscle, i.e. devices for reshaping the external surface of the heart, e.g. bags, strips or bands
    • A61F2/2481—Devices outside the heart wall, e.g. bags, strips or bands
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/24—Heart valves ; Vascular valves, e.g. venous valves; Heart implants, e.g. passive devices for improving the function of the native valve or the heart muscle; Transmyocardial revascularisation [TMR] devices; Valves implantable in the body
    • A61F2/2478—Passive devices for improving the function of the heart muscle, i.e. devices for reshaping the external surface of the heart, e.g. bags, strips or bands
    • A61F2/2481—Devices outside the heart wall, e.g. bags, strips or bands
    • A61F2002/2484—Delivery devices therefor

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
  • Transplantation (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
  • Clamps And Clips (AREA)
AU2002232525A 2000-11-08 2001-11-05 Adjustment clamp Abandoned AU2002232525A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US09/708,912 US6673009B1 (en) 2000-11-08 2000-11-08 Adjustment clamp
US09/708,912 2000-11-08
PCT/US2001/047234 WO2002038081A2 (en) 2000-11-08 2001-11-05 Adjustment clamp

Publications (1)

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AU2002232525A1 true AU2002232525A1 (en) 2002-05-21

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AU2002232525A Abandoned AU2002232525A1 (en) 2000-11-08 2001-11-05 Adjustment clamp

Country Status (3)

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US (1) US6673009B1 (en)
AU (1) AU2002232525A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2002038081A2 (en)

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