Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,593,435 · App. 08/283,059
Distensible annuloplasty ring for surgical remodelling of an atrioventricular valve and nonsurgical method for post-implantation distension thereof to accommodate patient growth
Inventors:
Alexandre Carpentier, Alain F. Carpentier
Patented Case
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Granted: Jan 14, 1997
Filed: Jul 29, 1994
Inventors
Alexandre Carpentier
Alain F. Carpentier
Assignee (at issue)
Baxter International Inc.
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