Patents by Inventor Todd F. Daveport

Todd F. Daveport 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 apparatus for improving mitral valve function
    Publication number: 20020183838
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing mitral regurgitation. The apparatus is inserted into the coronary sinus of a patient in the vicinity of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve, the apparatus being adapted to straighten the natural curvature of at least a portion of the coronary sinus in the vicinity of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve, whereby to move the posterior annulus anteriorly and thereby improve leaflet coaptation and reduce mitral regurgitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: John R. Liddicoat, Daniel C. Taylor, Richard B. Streeter, Steven B. Woolfson, William E. Cohn, Todd F. Daveport