Patents by Inventor Chris Okos

Chris Okos 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).

  • HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS ANCHORING DEVICE AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20120323317
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for securing heart valve repair or replacement prostheses in or near the heart. The apparatus and methods are particularly well suited for traditional surgery or minimally invasive surgery. The invention secures a heart valve repair or replacement prosthesis in place while lowering surgical exposure. The invention improves the ease of implantation because it reduces the number of surgical knots a clinician would normally tie in the limited space in and around the heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Emil Karapetian, Chris Okos, Matthew Winston
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPAIRING OR REPLACING CHORDAE TENDINAE
    Publication number: 20100023118
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing mitral valve chordal repair on a patient include attaching at least one filament to a mitral valve leaflet and to a papillary muscle. The length of filaments can be adjusted by adjusting tension in a filament or by altering the effective length of a filament by cutting filament strands or by moving an adjustment member along the length of the filaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
    Inventors: Marilyn Medlock, Dan Howk, Greg Bak-Boychuk, Chris Okos