Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Belt for applying pressure to a bodily organ
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Application No.: US16174779Application Date: 2018-10-30
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Publication No.: US11213392B2Publication Date: 2022-01-04
- Inventor: Shaun Davis Gittard , John C. Sigmon, Jr. , Gregory James Hardy , Jeremy T. Newkirk , Neal E. Fearnot , William J. Havel , Rita Hadley , Yun Zhou
- Applicant: Muffin Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US IN West Lafayette
- Assignee: Muffin Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Muffin Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US IN West Lafayette
- Agency: Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves and Wagner LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/24
- IPC: A61F2/24 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B17/04

Abstract:
Among other things, there are disclosed embodiments of belts or bands that can be used in treatments for tricuspid valve regurgitation. In some embodiments, such belts may be heat-set in a particular configuration to effectively decrease tricuspid annulus when deployed around the atrioventricular groove. Embodiments include one or more tensioning sutures for applying cinching or tightening to belts when deployed, and structure for effectively distributing force during such tightening.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190151092A1 BELT FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO A BODILY ORGAN Public/Granted day:2019-05-23
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