Patents by Inventor Alexandre C. Carpentier

Alexandre C. Carpentier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Distensible annuloplasty ring for surgical remodelling of an atrioventricular valve and nonsurgical method for post-implantation distension thereof to accomodate patient growth
    Patent number: 5888240
    Abstract: The distensible annuloplasy ring which may be enlarged, in situ, by application of dilatory pressure by way of a balloon or other dilating apparatus. The distensible annuloplasy ring of the invention is usable in pediatric patients whose growth, subsequent to surgical implantation of the ring, will necessitate subsequent enlargement of the ring to accommodate growth of the annulus. The invention includes a transluminal and/or transeptal method for post-implantation enlargement of the annuloplasty ring via catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre C. Carpentier, Alain F. Carpentier
  • Distensible annuloplasty ring for surgical remodelling of an atrioventricular valve and nonsurgical method for post-implantation distension thereof to accommodate patient growth
    Patent number: 5593435
    Abstract: The distensible annuloplasy ring which may be enlarged, in situ, by application of dilatory pressure by way of a balloon or other dilating apparatus. The distensible annuloplasy ring of the invention is usable in pediatric patients whose growth, subsequent to surgical implantation of the ring, will necessitate subsequent enlargement of the ring to accommodate growth of the annulus. The invention includes a transluminal and/or transeptal method for post-implantation enlargement of the annuloplasty ring via catheter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Baxter International Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandre C. Carpentier, Alain F. Carpentier