Patents by Inventor Hans-Reiner Figulia

Hans-Reiner Figulia 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).

  • Anchoring system for implantable heart valve prostheses
    Publication number: 20070005129
    Abstract: The invention relates to an anchoring system for heart valve prostheses which can be implanted by introduction via the aorta without any major surgical operation. With the heart valve prosthesis according to the invention it shall be achieved that this can be safely and quickly guided through the aorta toward the heart, and can be fixed there. With this, hook-shaped elements are secured to the commissures of the heart valve prosthesis the hooks of which are guided in an outward direction through the heart valve prosthesis material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Christoph Damm, Carsten Weber, Stefan Risse, Volker Guyenot, Matthias Mohaupt, Gerd Harnisch, Peggy Dorrer, Markus Ferrari, Klaus Lang, Hans-Reiner Figulia