Ic Surgical, Inc.

Cordis Corporation

Erin Black

Colin John Hall

Jonathan Kagan

Michael E Manwaring

Douglas A Cornet

Edward S Griffey

Daniel H Olsen

Rudolph Cedro

Robert Burgermeister

David W Overaker

Daniel Olsen

Adam Groothuis

Salvatore G Caldarise

Matthew E Krever

Rudolph Cedro, Jr

Paul D'Antonio

Timothy Lash

Ted Bachman

Natalie D Macon

Paritosh Dhawale

Randy-David Burce Grishaber

Edward Sy Griffey

Paul D'antonio

Natalie Macon

Randy-David Bruce Grishaber

Provided are drainage systems that may include a drainage manifold and may be suitable for draining fluid from a tissue site. The drainage manifold may include a plurality of elongate members having a moveable end that may be adapted to configure the drainage manifold to treat a uniquely shaped tissue site. The drainage manifold may be coupled to a drainage tube with a transitional connector to provide a drainage system capable of distributing reduced pressure to the tissue site to enhance the drainage of fluids.

Adaptable wound drainage system

A system and method for the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation by reshaping the mitral valve annulus using one or more plications of annular or adjacent tissue each fixed by a retainer is described. The system includes four devices to achieve such percutaneous direct plication annuloplasty. The first is a crossing catheter having a prolapseable or curved tip. Second, a deflecting guide catheter is used to provide a means for guiding the plication device into proper position at the subvalvular region of the mitral valve annulus. Third, the plication device is then used to make plications in the subvalvular region of the mitral valve annulus. Fourth, a 'C' shaped retainer with deformable ends is deployed by the plication device in order to retain the plicated tissue in the plicated form. A transseptal approach may be used to plicate and retain tissue on the atrial side of the mitral valve to achieve a reduction in mitral valve regurgitation.

Method and system for plicating tissue in a minimally invasive medical procedure for the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation

Systems and methods for fatigue testing one or more stents based on measured electrical resistance levels of each stent. Pairs of lead lines from an ohmmeter are connected to a respective stent. The respective stent is mounted onto an expander having an interior tapered portion into which a correspondingly tapered expansion pin is received. Cyclic loading strains are applied to the respective stent as an expansion pin is inserted into a corresponding one of the expanders. Stent fracture or failure occurs when cyclic loading exceeds the stents architectural and material capacity. Such fracture fatigue or failure is identified by increased electrical resistance levels. Resistance may be continuously monitored to more readily identify the onset of fatigue or failure. The expansion pins extend from a movable plate, and the expanders comprise a part of corresponding stations that extend from a fixed plate.

Systems and methods for fatigue testing stents

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