Annuloplasty and suture rings
US5306296A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 21, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/90
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Adjustable, flexible suture 2ings, mitral and tricuspid annuloplasty 2ings having internal drawstrings that emerge from the 2ings on the annular faces so that the drawstring knots are out of the bloodstream, the drawstrings being contained in clearly marked channels, the mitral 2ing having a curved semi-flexible stiffener member in the anteri/r segment to maintain intertrigonal distance during implantati/n are disclosed.
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