Patents Assigned to HeartStent Corporation
  • Method and apparatus for performing coronary artery bypass surgery
    Patent number: 5755682
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing coronary artery bypass surgery establishes a channel leading directly from a chamber of a heart into a coronary artery. The coronary artery bypass procedure may be performed with or without cardiopulmonary bypass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
    Assignee: HeartStent Corporation
    Inventors: Mark B. Knudson, William L. Giese