Heart Repair Technologies, Inc.

Howmedica Osteonics Corporation

Sinopsys Surgical, Inc.

Regenmed Systems, Inc.

Berendo Scientific, LLC

Ciel Medical, Inc.

Other

Verana Health, Inc.

Avenda Health, Inc.

Gary B Hulme

Jeffrey J Christian

Michael Lawrence Reo

Valavanur A Subramanian

Thomas A Afzal

Ronan L Jenkinson

Maurice Buchbinder

Amy L Ladd

Eric James Kezirian

Justin Aaron Lance

Mary Garrett

Stephen Nicholas Bower

Roy Fiebiger

Dan E Azagury

Stephen Bower

Michael D Crocker

Jacqueline Rose

Paul Douglas Corl

John R McKenzie

David Myung

Arnold-Peter C Weiss

Casey Teal Landey

Joseph Karratt

Henry Lao

Benjamin Scott Arnett

Chris Jones

Alex Rowson

Arnold Peter C Weiss

Michael Baldwin

David Nicholas Polkinhorne

Iraklis Kourtis

Shyam Natarajan

Kevin Bencini

Mitral valve prolapse and mitral regurgitation can be treating by implanting in the mitral annulus a transvalvular intraannular band. The band has a first end, a first anchoring portion located proximate the first end, a second end, a second anchoring portion located proximate the second end, and a central portion. The central portion is positioned so that it extends transversely across a coaptive edge formed by the closure of the mitral valve leaflets. The band may be implanted via translumenal access or via thoracotomy.

Percutaneous delivery systems for anchoring an implant in a cardiac valve annulus

Percutaneous transvalvular intraannular band for mitral valve repair

An implantation tool to implant a paranasal sinus fluid access implant device to fluidly connect the lacrimal apparatus in the orbit with a paranasal sinus has a securement mechanism reconfigurable from a securement configuration to secure the implant device to a mounting portion of a carrier member to a released configuration to release the implant device from the carrier member, and with a release mechanism disposed at least partially in an interior working space housed within the implantation tool. An implantation method with an approach through the palpebral fissure advances the implant device through a surgical route mostly under tension.

Paranasal sinus fluid access implantation tools, assemblies, kits and methods

A system for fixing a spatial relationship between medical instruments can include an interlock component including a body defining an aperture to receive and retain a first needle, a head connected to the body and defining a slot extending parallel to the aperture, and a first magnet at least partially surrounded by the head and disposed between the aperture and the slot. The system can also include a handle to receive and retain a second needle, the handle defining a retaining feature for receiving a portion of the interlock component and including a second magnet positioned adjacent to the retaining feature. The second magnet attracts the first magnet to retain the portion of the interlock component in the retaining feature such that the interlock component is oriented in a desired spatial relationship relative to the handle.

Interlock to define a fixed spatial relationship between medical instruments

A coiled shaft for tissue disruption is described herein where a flexible aspiration cannula has a first portion and a second portion formed of the coiled shaft. The cannula is configured in a particular embodiment to rotate over the length of the cannula to disrupt the matrix of bone marrow without the cannula buckling or collapsing. The cannula also includes a disruption tip coupled to the coiled shaft. The disruption tip has a radiused portion along a distal tip face of the disruption tip.

Cannula for tissue disruption

Mitral valve prolapse and mitral regurgitation can be treating by implanting in the mitral annulus a transvalvular intraannular band. The band is positioned so that it extends transversely across a coaptive edge formed by the closure of the mitral valve leaflets, to inhibit prolapse into the left atrium. At least one marginal chordae is severed, to permit leaflet closure against the band.

Transvalvular intraanular band and chordae cutting for ischemic and dilated cardiomyopathy

Methods for instructing a user to perform head and neck exercises with head and neck apparatuses are disclosed. The apparatus may include a member operatively arranged with a valve mechanism with a threshold pressure. The apparatus may further include an acoustic apparatus, membrane, chromogenic material, or moveable element that may be configured to respond when the pressure within the member is greater in magnitude than the threshold pressure. The head and neck exercise apparatus may also include a member operatively arranged with an acoustic apparatus, membrane, chromogenic material, or moveable element that may be configured, without a valve mechanism, to respond when the absolute pressure within the member is greater in magnitude than a threshold absolute pressure.

Head and neck exercise methods

Reduced bone fracture fixation devices and methods for using the same are provided. Aspects of the reduced bone fracture fixation devices include a body dimensioned to be positioned in a reduced bone fracture, wherein the body has a wedge shape configuration sufficient to exert a force on bone of the reduced bone fracture and maintain reduction of the reduced bone fracture. The devices, kits and methods of the invention find use in a variety of applications, such as in applications in which it is desired to repair a reduced bone fracture.

Wedge shaped fracture fixation devices and methods for using the same

Transvalvular intraannular band for mitral valve repair

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San Jose, CA, United States of America

Gary B Hulme