Patents by Inventor Tammi Klostermeyer

Tammi Klostermeyer 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).

  • Packaging for mitral or aortic heart valve device
    Patent number: 5823342
    Abstract: Packaging (10) for a heart valve device (11) is disclosed that includes a container (42) having an inner compartment. The container (42) has an aortic orientation and a mitral orientation and is constructed to be opened in either orientation. The packaging (10) also includes an aortic support member (22, 24, 26), located in the compartment, that supports the heart valve device (28) when the container (42) is opened in the aortic orientation. The heart valve device (11) is supported such that it is prepared for receiving a holding instrument for implantation as an aortic valve. The packaging (10) further includes a mitral support member (20), located in the compartment, that supports the heart valve device (11) when the container (42) is opened in the mitral orientation. The heart valve device (11) is supported such that it is prepared for receiving a holding instrument for implantation as a mitral valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Sulzer Carbomedics Inc.
    Inventors: Roberto Caudillo, Tammi Klostermeyer