Patents by Inventor Jan Pirk

Jan Pirk 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).

  • Pericardial heart valve replacement and methods of constructing the same
    Patent number: 9675450
    Abstract: The pericardial heart valve replacement (1) is constructed from living tissue of autologous pericardium containing living pericardial interstitial cells (PICs) and a living extracellular matrix (ECM) in the following way: in the first step the size and shape of the patient's native pathological heart valve is determined using real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) or computer tomography (CT angiography) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); in the next step a stented (2) or a stentless pericardial heart valve replacement (1) is constructed from a single sheet of living autologous pericardium obtained from the patient; the size and shape of the pericardial heart valve replacement (1) corresponds to the size and shape of the patient's native heart valve and aortic or pulmonary root.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Inventors: Franti{hacek over (s)}ek Straka, Jaroslav Ma{hacek over (s)}ín, David Schorník, Jan Pirk
  • PERICARDIAL HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT AND METHODS OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20150335422
    Abstract: The pericardial heart valve replacement (1) is constructed from living tissue of autologous pericardium containing living pericardial interstitial cells (PICs) and a living extracellular matrix (ECM) in the following way: in the first step the size and shape of the patient's native pathological heart valve is determined using real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) or computer tomography (CT angiography) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); in the next step a stented (2) or a stentless pericardial heart valve replacement (1) is constructed from a single sheet of living autologous pericardium obtained from the patient; the size and shape of the pericardial heart valve replacement (1) corresponds to the size and shape of the patient's native heart valve and aortic or pulmonary root.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Frantisek Straka, Jaroslav MASÍN, David SCHORNÍK, Jan Pirk