Patents Assigned to St. Jude Medical Incorporated
  • Annuloplasty ring
    Patent number: 5064431
    Abstract: An annuloplasty ring of a tubular construction having two drawstrings, the ends of which extend from openings in the tube. The ring tube is stitched through the mid-section, defining two channels, the inner of which carries the drawstrings, and outer of which is used as a sewing flange for suturing the ring in place. A colored line along the top and bottom of the ring marks the stitching line, and, therefore, the dividing line between the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical Incorporated
    Inventors: Charles H. Gilbertson, William S. Nettekoven, Mark W. Cater