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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:
Mar. 17, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
M William Mirsch, II, Roseville, MN (US);
Katherine S Tweden, Mahtomedi, MN (US);
Todd D Campbell, Bear Lake, MN (US);
Bruce D Ward, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-2 ; 623-1 ; 623900 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to bioprosthetic heart valve stents that are fashioned of bioresorbable materials. Such stents may be configured as sheaths or frames contoured to the shape of a valvular graft. The stents are eventually resorbed by the patient, leaving a functional 'stentless' valve with improved hemodynamic characteristics compared to stented valve implants.