Patents by Inventor Stephen Rees Igo

Stephen Rees Igo 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).

  • PROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE COMPRISING AN ANNULAR-VENTRICULAR COUPLING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20190240018
    Abstract: A prosthetic mitral valve comprising a flexible frame comprising an annular base and a pair of diametrically-opposed struts extending downwardly from the annular base; a sewing ring mounted to the annular base for securing the prosthetic mitral valve in an annulus vacated by a native mitral valve; a pair of leaflets mounted to the annular base and the pair of diametrically-opposed struts; and a pair of coupling sutures configured to extend from the sewing ring, down the pair of diametrically-opposed struts, and across a left ventricle for securing the prosthetic mitral valve to papillary muscles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew Scott Jackson, Stephen Rees Igo, Stephen H. Little