Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Heart valve – Annular member for supporting artificial heart valve
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-29
2006-08-29
McDermott, Corrine (Department: 3738)
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Heart valve
Annular member for supporting artificial heart valve
C623S002380
Reexamination Certificate
active
07097659
ABSTRACT:
A fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue, the fixation band comprising: a structure having a proximal end and a distal end in opposition to one another, and a lateral region between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein the prosthetic heart valve is attached to one of the proximal end and the distal end of the structure; a plurality of barbs selectively configurable between a first position and a second position, the barbs being contained within a peripheral boundary of the lateral region of the structure in the first position, and the barbs being extended from the peripheral boundary of the lateral region of the structure in the second position; and an actuator for selectively moving the plurality of barbs between the first position and the second position. A fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue, the fixation band comprising: a proximal annular portion and a distal annular portion selectively positioned relatively to one another, the proximal annular portion and the distal annular portion each having a proximal side and a distal side, the proximal side of the distal annular portion and the distal side of the proximal annular portion being oriented toward one another, and the prosthetic heart valve being attached to one of the distal side of the distal annular portion and the proximal side of the proximal annular portion; a plurality of staples configured between the distal side of the proximal annular portion and the proximal side of the distal annular portion; and a compression device in attachment to the proximal annular portion and the distal annular portion, the compression device being configured to selectively position the proximal annular member and the distal annular member toward one another so as to compress the plurality of staples therebetween and deploy the plurality of staples into tissue so as to affix the prosthetic heart valve to the tissue.
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Liddicoat John R.
Streeter Richard B.
Taylor Daniel C.
Woolfson Steven B.
Kagan Binder PLLC
Matthews William H
McDermott Corrine
Medtronic Inc.
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