Dynamic aortic patch for thoracic or abdominal implantation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4630597
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06604944

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An improved dynamic aortic patch is constructed with an elongate semi-rigid shell member having a concave inner surface and a flexible membrane integrally bonded to the outer surface of the shell to define an inflatable and deflatable chamber between the concave inner surface and the membrane. The pumping capacity of the patch is determined by the concavity of the inner surface of the shell member, thus enabling the construction of a patch which may be implanted in the thoracic cavity (small concavity) or in the abdomen (large concavity). A fabric layer bonded to the membrane over the area overlying the outer surface of the shell has a peripheral suture flange projecting freely clear of the membrane, and a temporary shield adapted to overlie the fabric layer may be employed to assure that sutures placed to attach the patch within an opening in the aorta are not inadvertently passed through the membrane.

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L VAD TECHNOLOGY INC300 RIVER PLACE SUITE 6850 DETROIT MI 48207

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Freed, Paul S 1486 Sodon Ct., Bloomfield, MI 48013 24 1834
Kantrowitz, Adrian 70 Gallogly Rd., Pontiac, MI 48055 21 1597

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