AU5961498A - An annuloplasty ring - Google Patents

An annuloplasty ring

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Publication number
AU5961498A
AU5961498A AU59614/98A AU5961498A AU5961498A AU 5961498 A AU5961498 A AU 5961498A AU 59614/98 A AU59614/98 A AU 59614/98A AU 5961498 A AU5961498 A AU 5961498A AU 5961498 A AU5961498 A AU 5961498A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
annuloplasty ring
annuloplasty
ring
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Abandoned
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AU59614/98A
Inventor
George N. Foutrakis
Pete L. Villalpando
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WL Gore and Associates Inc
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WL Gore and Associates Inc
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Application filed by WL Gore and Associates Inc filed Critical WL Gore and Associates Inc
Publication of AU5961498A publication Critical patent/AU5961498A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • A61F2/2442—Annuloplasty rings or inserts for correcting the valve shape; Implants for improving the function of a native heart valve
    • A61F2/2445—Annuloplasty rings in direct contact with the valve annulus
    • 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
    • A61F2/2442—Annuloplasty rings or inserts for correcting the valve shape; Implants for improving the function of a native heart valve
    • A61F2/2466—Delivery devices therefor
    • 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
    • A61F2/2496—Devices for determining the dimensions of the prosthetic valve to be implanted, e.g. templates, sizers

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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)
AU59614/98A 1997-01-29 1998-01-22 An annuloplasty ring Abandoned AU5961498A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US78986497A 1997-01-29 1997-01-29
US08789864 1997-01-29
PCT/US1998/000922 WO1998032401A1 (en) 1997-01-29 1998-01-22 An annuloplasty ring

Publications (1)

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AU5961498A true AU5961498A (en) 1998-08-18

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WO (1) WO1998032401A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US6183512B1 (en) 1999-04-16 2001-02-06 Edwards Lifesciences Corporation Flexible annuloplasty system
US6626899B2 (en) 1999-06-25 2003-09-30 Nidus Medical, Llc Apparatus and methods for treating tissue
US6991643B2 (en) 2000-12-20 2006-01-31 Usgi Medical Inc. Multi-barbed device for retaining tissue in apposition and methods of use
US6491511B1 (en) 1999-10-14 2002-12-10 The International Heart Institute Of Montana Foundation Mold to form stent-less replacement heart valves from biological membranes
US7070618B2 (en) * 2000-10-25 2006-07-04 Viacor, Inc. Mitral shield
US7976539B2 (en) 2004-03-05 2011-07-12 Hansen Medical, Inc. System and method for denaturing and fixing collagenous tissue
US20100030329A1 (en) * 2005-12-19 2010-02-04 Robert William Mayo Frater Annuloplasty Prosthesis

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FR2306671A1 (en) * 1975-04-11 1976-11-05 Rhone Poulenc Ind VALVULAR IMPLANT
US4042979A (en) * 1976-07-12 1977-08-23 Angell William W Valvuloplasty ring and prosthetic method
CA1303298C (en) 1986-08-06 1992-06-16 Alain Carpentier Flexible cardiac valvular support prosthesis
IT1218951B (en) * 1988-01-12 1990-04-24 Mario Morea PROSTHETIC DEVICE FOR SURGICAL CORRECTION OF TRICUSPIDAL INSUFFICENCE
CA2049971C (en) 1989-02-13 2001-08-21 Hung L. Lam Selectively flexible annuloplasty ring
US5011481A (en) 1989-07-17 1991-04-30 Medtronic, Inc. Holder for annuloplasty ring
US5041130A (en) 1989-07-31 1991-08-20 Baxter International Inc. Flexible annuloplasty ring and holder
US5522884A (en) 1993-02-19 1996-06-04 Medtronic, Inc. Holder for adjustable mitral & tricuspid annuloplasty rings
US5450860A (en) 1993-08-31 1995-09-19 W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Device for tissue repair and method for employing same
CA2192457C (en) 1994-07-27 2002-02-19 Thane L. Kranzler High strength porous ptfe sheet material
US5593435A (en) * 1994-07-29 1997-01-14 Baxter International Inc. Distensible annuloplasty ring for surgical remodelling of an atrioventricular valve and nonsurgical method for post-implantation distension thereof to accommodate patient growth
US5593424A (en) 1994-08-10 1997-01-14 Segmed, Inc. Apparatus and method for reducing and stabilizing the circumference of a vascular structure

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