Patents by Inventor Robert William Mayo Frater

Robert William Mayo Frater 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).

  • Annuloplasty Prosthesis
    Publication number: 20100030329
    Abstract: An annuloplasty prosthesis includes a bowed core (10) having an inner edge (10) and an outer edge (12). A plurality of openings (16) are defined by, and spaced apart along, the core so that struts (18) are defined between adjacent openings (16). The openings and struts provide anchoring sites (20) for annuloplasty sutures in use anchoring the prosthesis to a heart annulus. The anchoring sites (20) are not adjacent the outer core edge (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventor: Robert William Mayo Frater