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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:
Aug. 04, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bob Allan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Kimberly A Anderson, Eagan, MN (US);
William R Holmberg, St. Paul, MN (US);
Kurt D Krueger, Stacy, MN (US);
Michael J Girard, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Thomas G Schoon, Cedar, MN (US);
Gary G Rushmeyer, Marine on St. Croix, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606-1 ; 623-2 ;
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve rotator tool operates in the small chest cavity available to the surgeon, having parts that can be easily assembled and disassembled, allowing it to be cleaned and sterilized for repeated use.