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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles S Love, Camarillo, CA (US);
Jack W Love, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
John H Calvin, Carpenteria, CA (US);
Assignee:
Autogenics, Newbury Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-2 ; 73 37 ; 738656 ;
Abstract
A tissue heart valve test device which is capable of testing the valves in a rapid manner before implantation to ensure that there are no unacceptable leaks or flaws. The test device enables the valve to be tested in the operating room during the open heart procedure. The test device is configured with a chamber which allows the user to thoroughly visually inspect the valve as part of the test criteria. In addition, the test device is provided with size-specific mounts which are adapted to the particular valve to be tested.