Patents by Inventor Sing-Fatt Chin, Jr.

Sing-Fatt Chin, Jr. 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).

  • Method and device for percutaneous left ventricular reconstruction
    Patent number: 8449442
    Abstract: A method for reducing left ventricular volume, which comprises identifying infarcted tissue during open chest surgery; reducing left ventricle volume while preserving the ventricular apex; and realigning the ventricular apex, such that the realigning step comprises closing the lower or apical portion of said ventricle to achieve appropriate functional contractile geometry of said ventricle in a dyskinetic ventricle of a heart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: BioVentrix, Inc.
    Inventors: Sing-Fatt Chin, Jr., Arthur Bertolero, Lon S. Annest