Invention Application
- Patent Title: AUTOMATED HEART VALVE MANUFACTURING DEVICES AND METHODS
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Application No.: US17659474Application Date: 2022-04-15
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Publication No.: US20220233669A1Publication Date: 2022-07-28
- Inventor: James R. Cody , Ping-Yang Shih , Tiffany Diemtrinh Tran
- Applicant: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Current Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Main IPC: A61K39/015
- IPC: A61K39/015 ; C07K14/445 ; A61K39/395 ; C07K16/44 ; C07K16/20

Abstract:
An automated system that can be used for prosthetic heart valve manufacturing or suturing procedures. The system can include a first automated fixture that includes an articulating arm and a target device holder. The system can also include one or more additional automated fixtures, which can be configured as one or more suturing arms that include another articulating arm and a needle holder. The first automated fixture can be configured to rotate a target device held by the holder to allow the one or more additional automated fixtures to perform operations such as form sutures on the target device without intervention of a human operator. The system can include a targeting system configured to provide positioning feedback to the system.
Public/Granted literature
- US11613834B2 Automated heart valve manufacturing devices and methods Public/Granted day:2023-03-28
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