Patents by Inventor Zan Mitrev

Zan Mitrev 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).

  • Replacement aortic valve leaflets and related technology
    Patent number: 7462156
    Abstract: Replacement aortic heart leaflets and method of making the same. The replacement aortic heart leaflets of the present invention include first and second segments. The second segment is integral with, and extends from, the first segment. A virtual line L having a predetermined length corresponding to the distance between two known aortic commissures separates the first and second segments. In another aspect of the invention, the first segment has a virtual line AM of predetermined length. In another aspect of the present invention, a leaflet-measuring device is described. In another aspect of the invention, a standard set of replacement aortic leaflets is described. Methods are provided to provide replacement aortic leaflets based on traced outlines obtained from a surgically opened aortic ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Inventor: Zan Mitrev
  • Replacement aortic valve leaflets and related technology
    Publication number: 20060229716
    Abstract: Replacement aortic heart leaflets and method of making the same. The replacement aortic heart leaflets of the present invention include first and second segments. The second segment is integral with, and extends from, the first segment. A virtual line L having a predetermined length corresponding to the distance between two known aortic commissures separates the first and second segments. In another aspect of the invention, the first segment has a virtual line AM of predetermined length. In another aspect of the present invention, a leaflet-measuring device is described. In another aspect of the invention, a standard set of replacement aortic leaflets is described. Methods are provided to provide replacement aortic leaflets based on traced outlines obtained from a surgically opened aortic ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventor: Zan Mitrev