Heartport, Inc. is a cardiovascular device company that develops,
manufactures and markets proprietary products designed to make cardiac
surgery less invasive for patients. The Company's technologies allow
surgeons to perform a wide range of less invasive open-chest and
minimally invasive heart operations, including stopped heart and
beating heart procedures. The Company's Port-Access systems for stopped
heart surgeries are designed to enable sur...
more
Heartport, Inc. is a cardiovascular device company that develops,
manufactures and markets proprietary products designed to make cardiac
surgery less invasive for patients. The Company's technologies allow
surgeons to perform a wide range of less invasive open-chest and
minimally invasive heart operations, including stopped heart and
beating heart procedures. The Company's Port-Access systems for stopped
heart surgeries are designed to enable surgeons to perform several
types of cardiac surgeries in a minimally invasive manner through small
incisions, or "ports," between the ribs without the need to crack open
the chest as required in conventional heart surgery. The company was acquired by Johnson and Johnson in 2001.
less
