Patent · US Expired

Mesh tip myocardial implant

US6361519B1 · kind B1 · utility

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28Claims
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Filing dateApr 13, 2000
Grant dateMar 26, 2002
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Expiry dateApr 13, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S623/903
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for performing coronary artery bypass surgery establishes a channel leading directly from a chamber of a heart into a coronary artery. The coronary artery bypass procedure may be performed with or without cardiopulmonary bypass.

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