Patents by Inventor Seung Hwan Jegal

Seung Hwan Jegal 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).

  • Cardiac valve fixing device
    Patent number: 9867704
    Abstract: A cardiac valve fixing device of the present invention comprises: a first structure, which continuously comes into contact with the lower surface of at least one cardiac valve; a second structure, which is connected to the first structure and continuously comes into contact with the upper surface of the cardiac valve; and a fixing barb, which is equipped in at least one of the first structure and the second structure and protrusively formed to the direction of the cardiac valve so as to be inserted into the cardiac valve. Accordingly, the cardiac valve fixing device of the present invention stably fixes the cardiac valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignees: PUSAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION, S&G BIOTECH, INC.
    Inventors: Han Cheol Lee, Sung Kwon Kang, Seung Hwan Jegal, Ui Soo Jang
  • CARDIAC VALVE FIXING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160089233
    Abstract: A cardiac valve fixing device of the present invention comprises: a first structure, which continuously comes into contact with the lower surface of at least one cardiac valve; a second structure, which is connected to the first structure and continuously comes into contact with the upper surface of the cardiac valve; and a fixing barb, which is equipped in at least one of the first structure and the second structure and protrusively formed to the direction of the cardiac valve so as to be inserted into the cardiac valve. Accordingly, the cardiac valve fixing device of the present invention stably fixes the cardiac valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Han Cheol Lee, Sung Kwon Kang, Seung Hwan Jegal, Ui Soo Jang