Patents by Inventor Jani Vertanen

Jani Vertanen 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).

  • Publication number: 20220218480
    Abstract: An annuloplasty system is disclosed comprising an annuloplasty implant and a delivery device, the annuloplasty implant comprising first and second supports being adapted to be arranged on opposite sides of native heart valve leaflets. The delivery device comprising a locking structure to interlock with a correspondingly mating first locking structure of a delivery device connector of the annuloplasty implant, the locking structure comprising a first locking side to lock rotational movement of the annuloplasty implant, when interlocked with the delivery device, around an axial direction of the annuloplasty implant, and a second locking side to lock movement of the annuloplasty implant along said axial direction, when interlocked with the delivery device. A method of repairing a defective heart valve is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Olli Keränen, Hans-Reinhard Zerkowski, Rainer Trapp, Jani Vertanen, Johannes Jung