Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Baxter International Inc.

American Hospital Supply Corporation

Innerspace Corporation

Donald E Bobo, Jr

Louis A Campbell

Brian S Conklin

Da-Yu Chang

Tak G Cheung

Derrick Johnson

Salvador Marquez

Harvey H Chen

Grace Myong Kim

Myron Howanec, Jr

Mark Van Nest

Paul A Schmidt

Visith Chung

David S Lin

Peng Norasing

Francis M Tran

Isidro L Guerrero

Gregory A Wright

Thomas H Chien

Cindy Woo

Assaf Bash

John F Migliazza

Alison S Curtis

Yaron Keidar

Robert A Pecor

Theodore R Lapp

Lynn T Dang

Javier A Sanguinetti

Alexander H Siemons

Hao-Chung Yang

Virginia Qi Lin

Thomas Y Chien

Dennis R Seguine

Manoucher Miraki

Manouchehr A Miraki

David Leigh Hauser

Dwayne Ronald Westenskow

David J Evans

Erik E Bulman

Michael Robert Forman

Michael J Higgins

David L Swendson

James D Fonger

Steven M Ford

Charles R Mooney

Phillip D Baker

Gary R Willoughby

Edward F Meier

Alan A Figler

Jeffrey L Frank

Robert Dixon

Clifford E Currier

Thomas H Doupe

Ryszard Cieslak

Dennis Workman

Sensor-integrated prosthetic valves that can comprise a variety of features, including a plurality of valve leaflets, a frame assembly configured to support the plurality of valve leaflets and define a plurality of commissure supports terminating at an outflow end of the prosthetic valve, a sensor device associated with the frame assembly and configured to generate a sensor signal, for example, a sensor signal indicating deflection of one or more of the plurality of commissure supports, and a transmitter assembly configured to receive the sensor signal from the sensor device and wirelessly transmit a transmission signal that is based at least in part on the sensor signal.

Valve implant with integrated sensor and transmitter

A prosthetic heart valve configured to replace a native heart valve and having a support frame configured to be reshaped into an expanded form in order to receive and/or support an expandable prosthetic heart valve therein is disclosed, together with methods of using same. The prosthetic heart valve may be configured to have a generally rigid and/or expansion-resistant configuration when initially implanted to replace a native valve (or other prosthetic heart valve), but to assume a generally expanded form when subjected to an outward force such as that provided by a dilation balloon or other mechanical expander.

Heart valve stents adapted for post-implant expansion

Devices and related methods of use are provided for improving heart function. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a device includes a ring-like structure configured to be secured to a heart valve; at least one elongate member extending from the ring-like structure, wherein an end of the elongate member is configured to be secured to heart geometry other than a heart valve; and an adjustment mechanism for simultaneously altering a dimension of the ring-like structure and a length of the elongate member.

Devices for remodeling a valve annulus and ventricle

A valved conduit including a bioprosthetic valve, such as a heart valve, and a tubular conduit sealed with a bioresorbable material. The bioprosthetic heart valve includes prosthetic tissue that has been treated such that the tissue may be stored dry for extended periods without degradation of functionality of the valve. The bioprosthetic heart valve may have separate bovine pericardial leaflets or a whole porcine valve. The sealed conduit includes a tubular matrix impregnated with a bioresorbable medium such as gelatin or collagen. The valved conduit is stored dry in packaging in which a desiccant pouch is supplied having a capacity for absorbing moisture within the packaging limited to avoid drying the bioprosthetic tissue out beyond a point where its ability to function in the bioprosthetic heart valve is compromised. The heart valve may be sewn within the sealed conduit or coupled thereto with a snap-fit connection.

Methods of implanting a dry bioprosthetic valved conduit

Assembly of heart valves and intermediate adapter stent

Suture locking clamps for securing prostheses such as heart valves or annuloplasty rings with sutures and without using knots improve the ease of implantation. The clamps have opposed clamp halves separated by a slot opening to one side and surrounded by a biasing member such as one or more C-clip springs. Sutures pass laterally into the slot which is held open by a retention member positioned between the clamp halves. The locking clamp slides along the sutures into position, the tension of the sutures is adjusted, and the retention member removed to allow the biasing member to clamp the sutures between the clamp halves. A delivery tool used to deliver and deploy the locking clamps contains a number of clamps within a delivery tube in a stack and bonded together for safety and a common retention member. The tool has a longitudinal channel on one side for entry of sutures.

Growing community of inventors

Santa Ana, CA, United States of America

Donald E Bobo, Jr