Daniel C. Taylor
Medtronic plc
13 Papers
2.1K Citations
Daniel C. Taylor is an academic researcher from Medtronic plc. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coronary sinus & Heart valve repair. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 13 publications. Previous affiliations of Daniel C. Taylor include Wilmington University.
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Patent
Fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue
Steven B. Woolfson,Richard B. Streeter,Daniel C. Taylor,John R. Liddicoat +3 more
- 16 Apr 2003
TL;DR: A fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue having proximal and distal annular portions positionable relative to one another was proposed in this paper, where a compression device was used to selectively position the proximal annular members toward one another.
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Method and apparatus for improving mitral valve function
Jonathan M. Rourke,Daniel C. Taylor,Steven J. Blacker,Terrence G. Barnes +3 more
- 05 Feb 2002
TL;DR: In this article, the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve is moved anteriorly to improve leaflet coaptation and reduce mitral regurgitation, and an apparatus is used to straighten the natural curvature of at least a portion of the coronary sinus.
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Method and apparatus for performing a procedure on a cardiac valve
John R. Liddicoat,Gregory H. Lambrecht,Todd F. Davenport,William E. Cohn,Steven B. Woolfson,Daniel C. Taylor +5 more
- 29 Jun 2001
TL;DR: In this article, a method for deploying an aortic valve prosthesis is described, which involves the steps of: making a first opening leading to the left atrium, passing a valve prostheses through the opening and into a cardiac chamber of the left side of the heart using a first manipulation instrument; making a second opening in the arterial system and advancing one end of a second manipulation instrument through the arteria and into the aforementioned cardiac chamber; securing the second manipulation device to the valve prosthetic; and using the second manipulator to retract at least some portion of the
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Method and apparatus for reducing mitral regurgitation
Daniel C. Taylor,William E. Cohn,John R. Liddicoat,Steven B. Woolfson,Todd F. Davenport,Richard B. Streeter,Thomas F. Kordis,Jonathan Rourke +7 more
- 22 Mar 2002
TL;DR: In this paper, an elongated body is positioned in a coronary sinus of a patient in the vicinity of a heart mitral valve posterior leaflet, and the body is adapted to straighten a natural curvature of at least a portion of the posterior annulus.
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Method and apparatus for resecting and replacing an aortic valve
Steven B. Woolfson,Richard B. Streeter,Daniel C. Taylor,William E. Cohn +3 more
- 16 Apr 2003
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented a system for resecting a diseased heart valve, consisting of a body portion, a first handle and a second handle, a cutting blade, a set of retaining arms, and a controller tool.
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