Patents by Inventor Gillian Bernacca

Gillian Bernacca 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 and method of manufacture
    Publication number: 20060290027
    Abstract: A cardiac valve prosthesis having a frame and two or more leaflets (preferably three) attached to the frame. The leaflets are attached to the frame between posts, with a free edge which can seal the leaflets together when the valve is closed under back pressure. The leaflets are created in a mathematically defined shape allowing good wash-out of the whole leaflet orifice, including the area close to the frame posts, thereby relieving the problem of thrombus deposition under clinical implant conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: Bernard O'Connor, David Wheatley, Gillian Bernacca, William Haworth