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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:
Jun. 05, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles D. Griffin, Leander, TX (US);
Arthur A. Alfaro, Collierville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Sulzer Carbomedics Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 ;
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve is disclosed which has a rigid shoulder with staple receiving means. Using the staple receiving means of the shoulder, the heart valve may be secured within the heart by stapling the shoulder of the prosthesis to the patient's tissue. Such a prosthesis is advantageous in that it may be secured in a much shorter time period than conventional valves thereby reducing the risks and complications of surgery.