Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cardiac implant with integrated suture fasteners
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Application No.: US15295912Application Date: 2016-10-17
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Publication No.: US09968451B2Publication Date: 2018-05-15
- Inventor: Salvador Marquez , Brian S. Conklin , Manouchehr A. Miraki , Yoon H. Kwon
- Applicant: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Current Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agent Guy Cumberbatch; Pui Tong Ho
- Main IPC: A61F2/24
- IPC: A61F2/24 ; A61B17/04 ; A61B17/02

Abstract:
A cardiac implant system including a cardiac implant such as an annuloplasty ring, a prosthetic heart valve, or a valved conduit pre-assembled at the time of manufacture with devices for securing the implant to a heart valve annulus using knotless suture fasteners. The knotless suture fasteners may be embedded within a pliant sealing edge of the cardiac implant, or they may be positioned adjacent to the sealing edge. The knotless suture fasteners are spring-biased so as to grip onto annulus anchoring sutures pass to therethrough upon removal of a restraining device, such as a hypotube inserted within the suture fasteners. Guide tubes are assembled in line with the suture fasteners to permit introduction of suture snares that pass through the suture fasteners and through the sealing edge to facilitate capture of the pre-installed annulus anchoring sutures.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170027695A1 CARDIAC IMPLANT WITH INTEGRATED SUTURE FASTENERS Public/Granted day:2017-02-02
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