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Fresh, cryopreserved, or minimally cardiac valvular xenografts

AssigneeThe Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.

InventorsRaymond H. Chen, David H. Adams

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Abstract

The invention relates to the preparation of porcine cardiac valve leaflets for implantation into patients.

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A method of treating a patient comprising implanting into the patient a viable isolated porcine cardiac valve leaflet that has not been contacted with an exogenous fixative.

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Application: 09/688,492Filed 16 Oct 2000 · us provisional application
Priority: 15 Oct 1999
Granted: 9 Dec 2003
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

A61L 27/3683
Containing ingredients of undetermined constitution or reaction products thereof , e.g. transplant tissue, natural bone, extracellular matrix:…
A01N 1/122
Chemical aspects of preservation: preservation or perfusion media
A01N 1/126
Preservation or perfusion media: physiologically active agents, e.g. antioxidants or nutrients
A61L 27/3625
Characterised by the human or animal origin of the biological material, e.g. hair, fascia, fish scales, silk, shellac, pericardium, pleura,…

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Application60/159,833Us provisional application · filed 15 Oct 1999
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