Patents by Inventor Averdon M. DeLeon

Averdon M. DeLeon 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).

  • Combined holder tool and rotator for a prosthetic heart valve
    Patent number: 5776187
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holder/rotator device which may be used to hold and then rotate a heart valve prosthesis during implantation of the heart valve prosthesis. The device comprises holder/rotator which includes a post and a rotator head, and a handle. The rotator head comprises a gripping surface of a material which engages and grips the surface of the heart valve prosthesis and facilitates the smooth rotation of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt D. Krueger, Averdon M. DeLeon, William S. Nettekoven, Kimberly A. Anderson, Michael J. Girard