Heart valve inserter

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8303652
APP PUB NO 20070219629A1
SERIAL NO

11568259

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A heart valve holder-inserter (21, 121) is designed to facilitate easy implantation of a mechanical heart valve prosthesis (23, 123). This holder-inserter, at its distal end, incorporates a pair of diametrically opposed guide members (47, 49, 81, 147, 149) which extend well beyond the leading edge of the prosthesis and which have exterior surfaces (53, 83, 153) of substantial dimension that are smoothly curved and proportioned so as to slowly spread the tissue annulus in order to facilitate easy entrance thereinto of the leading edge portion of the mechanical valve body.

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VALVE SPECIAL PURPOSE CO LLC8200 CAMERON ROAD SUITE A-196 AUSTIN TX 78754-3823

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bokros, Jack C Austin, US 37 1375
Stupka, Jonathan C Austin, US 26 530
Waits, C Thomas Pflugerville, US 8 303

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