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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:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Percardia, Inc., Merrimack, NH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 ; A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 ; A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
An implant for use in direct left ventricle to coronary vessel revascularization is disclosed. The implant includes a sleeve sized to pass through a heart wall. The sleeve is sufficiently rigid to remain open during contraction of the heart. The implant also includes a plurality of conduits at least partially mounted in the sleeve.