Patents by Inventor Kee Hiang Lim

Kee Hiang Lim 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).

  • Valve Mold and Prosthesis for Mammalian Systems
    Publication number: 20100023119
    Abstract: A valve mold for a prosthetic valved conduit includes two thin film transparent plastic templates having the molding shape of the valve to sandwich biological tissue membrane to form the valve. In another embodiment, a valve mold template has a 3-dimensional geometry which, when folded and sutured to form a close-loop, resembles the geometry of a native aortic valve. The attachment side of a template designed in accordance with the principles of the invention may have a slightly undulating edge, according to one embodiment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Joon Hock Yeo, Kee Hiang Lim, Wolfgang Anton Goetz