Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Heart valve – Annuloplasty device
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-13
2007-11-13
McDermott, Corrine (Department: 3738)
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Heart valve
Annuloplasty device
C623S002410, C623S002380
Reexamination Certificate
active
10834556
ABSTRACT:
A mitral annuloplasty ring that has an outward and an upward posterior bow. The ring defines a closed, modified oval shape with a minor-major axis dimension ratio of between about 3.3:4 to 4:4. The ring is made of a material that will substantially resist distortion when subjected to the stress imparted thereon when the ring is implanted in the mitral valve annulus of an operating human heart. As a result, the annuloplasty ring corrects for pathologies associated with mitral valve prolapse, or Barlow's syndrome, in which the leaflets tend to be elongated or floppy.
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Cumberbatch Guy L.
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
McDermott Corrine
Prone Christopher Daniel
Yadav Rajiv
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