Patents by Inventor Lon Southerland Annest

Lon Southerland Annest 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).

  • Implantable scaffolding containing an orifice for use with a prosthetic or bio-prosthetic valve
    Publication number: 20100262232
    Abstract: In a surgical method for improving cardiac function, an implantable scaffold or valve support device is inserted inside a patient's heart and attached to the heart in a region about a natural mitral valve. The scaffold or valve support device defines an orifice and, after the attaching of the scaffold or valve support device to the heart, a prosthetic or bio-prosthetic valve is seated in the orifice. The scaffold or valve support device is at least indirectly secured to cordae tendenae of the heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventor: Lon Southerland Annest