Kyphon Inc.

Heart Repair Technologies, Inc.

Spinal Kinetics, Inc.

Kyphon Sarl

Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Sinopsys Surgical, Inc.

Medtronic, Inc.

Ventrica, Inc.

Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd.

Apneon, Inc.

Flexcor, Inc.

Leland Stanford Junior University

Cardiovascular Technologies, Inc.

Michael Lawrence Reo

Robert M Scribner

Mark A Reiley

Thomas A Afzal

Gary B Hulme

Ryan Boucher

Valavanur A Subramanian

Paul M Sand

Daniel Huan Kim

Darin Charles Gittings

Ronald G Lax

John E Ashley

Jeffrey J Christian

Arie Scholten

Kunwoo Lee

In Haeng Cho

Curtis W Frank

Uriel Hiram Chee

Peter H Muller

Lionel M Nelson

Eric N Doelling

Jinfang Liu

Sung Kyu Ha

David H Cole

Dean F Carson

Keke Lepulu

Arthur E Ferdinand

Samuel T Crews

Karen D Talmadge

Maurice Buchbinder

A Adam Sharkawy

Justin Aaron Lance

Ronan L Jenkinson

Stephen Nicholas Bower

Shigeru Tanaka

Lishan Aklog

Janine C Robinson

Stephen Bower

Donald F Schomer

Harry Ross

Christopher Lee Oliver

Brian James Willoughby

Adam Kessler

Stephen L Olson

Frank Fellenz

Nicholas C Koske

Sun-Kyu Ha

Michael Baldwin

Alex Rowson

Kevin Bencini

David Elliot Faulk, Jr

Ashby Shaw

Elizabeth V Wistrom

Gary Hulme

Daniel H Kim

Jeffrey Christian

L School Mech & Aerosp Eng Kunwoo

Ha Dept Mech Engineering Sungkyu

Roxanne L Richman

Described herein are catheters for use in analyzing neural activity of nerves that surround a biological lumen. Such a catheter comprises a handle including a first, second, and third actuators, and a shaft extending from the handle and including proximal and distal electrodes that are selectively deployable. The first actuator is configured to selectively deploy the proximal electrode in response to the first actuator being manually maneuvered. The second actuator is configured to selectively deploy the distal electrode in response to the second actuator being manually maneuvered. The third actuator is configured to selectively adjust a longitudinal distance between the proximal and distal electrodes in response to the third actuator being manually maneuvered.

Catheter for neural measurements and treatment and related systems and methods

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

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

A paranasal sinus access implant device may include one or more material or geometric features that may enhance performance of one or more portions of the implant device, for example an exposed surface including an antimicrobial agent. Various products and methods may include or use such an implant device.

Paranasal sinus access implant devices and related products and methods

This specification describes spinal stabilization devices that may be introduced into the spine via surgical procedures. In particular, this specification describes an inter-spinous process spacer having a core chosen, in one variation, to provide a kyphotic or lordotic angle to the device. The specification also describes systems including the described devices and methods of introducing the devices and systems into the spine to provide effective stabilization.

Spinal stabilization devices, systems, and methods

Transvalvular intraannular band for mitral valve repair

Prosthetic intervertebral discs and methods for using the same are described. The subject prosthetic discs include upper and lower endplates separated by a compressible core member. The prosthetic discs described herein include one-piece, two-piece, three-piece, and four-piece structures. The subject prosthetic discs exhibit stiffness in the vertical direction, torsional stiffness, bending stiffness in the sagittal plane, and bending stiffness in the front plane, where the degree of these features can be controlled independently by adjusting the components of the discs. The interface mechanism between the endplates and the core members of several embodiments of the described prosthetic discs enables a very easy surgical operation for implantation.

Prosthetic intervertebral discs having end plates and fibers between those end plates

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Redwood City, CA, United States of America

Michael Lawrence Reo