Patent · US Expired

Systems and methods for holding annuloplasty rings

US8052748B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
56References
12Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMay 12, 2005
Grant dateNov 8, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 9, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2/2466
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Holders for releasably holding annuloplasty rings prior to and during the implantation of the rings employ any of a variety of features relating to such things as holder shape, handle attachment structures, securement of a ring to the holder, and release of the ring from the holder.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.