Patents by Inventor Charles T. Waits

Charles T. Waits 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).

  • Bi-leaflet heart valve prosthesis with shared pivot recess
    Patent number: 5178631
    Abstract: A bi-leaflet heart valve having pivot ears comprising frusto-conical segments, located substantially at a diametral edge of leaflet occluders of the valve. Pivots on adjacent edges of both occluders share a common recess in an annular body of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: Carbomedics, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles T. Waits