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Terms of use of this website.

The following terms apply to all visitors or users of the website. By accessing this website, you acknowledge acceptance of these terms. BioVentrix reserves the right to change these terms from time to time at its sole discretion. In the case of any violation of these terms, BioVentrix reserves the right to seek all remedies available by law and in equity for such violations. These terms apply to all visits to the BioVentrix website, both now and in the future.

Personal information we collect and how it is collected.

We collect personal information in a variety of ways, including through personal contact, via our websites and the internet, over the telephone, through correspondence and from other sources, through our employees and their attendance at industry events and, where necessary to identify patients, through third parties who have your authority to disclose such personal information to us or where we are required to do so by law.

We collect, keep and use information submitted to us to register and track patients who have BioVentrix devices implanted. We are required to track these devices in accordance with the US Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and various US Federal Drug Administration regulations. In the United States, no patient consent or authorization is required to disclose information to medical device manufacturers for tracking purposes, in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). We will also use such information if you are outside the United States and have provided your explicit consent for us to use that information as outlined in this policy or if we are under a legal obligation to do so.

Generally, where we request personal information from you, we will explain the purpose of its collection and use and to whom it maybe disclosed at the time we collect it. If you decide to withhold particular information, it may limit our ability to provide you with the services or products you requested. If you believe that a third party has disclosed your personal information to us without your consent to do so, please contact that third party. If they do not adequately respond to your inquiries, please let us know. The personal information collected by us shall be limited to those details necessary for the purposes identified to you.

Disclaimer and limitation of liability

This website is provided as a service to its visitors for informational purposes and for your general interest and entertainment only. By using this website you hereby agree not to rely on any of the information contained herein. This website is not designed to provide a diagnosis or medical advice and should not be relied on or interpreted as doing so. Any information in this website relating to various health and medical conditions is provided for information purposes only. It is not meant to be a substitute for the advice provided by a physician or other healthcare professional. You should always consult a physician or healthcare provider for your personal medical needs. BioVentrix will use reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on this website. The materials at this site may be out of date by the time that they may be accessed or read. Some materials presented could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. BioVentrix reserves the right to make changes or improvements to this website at any time.

THE MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, BIOVENTRIX DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE MAY REFER TO PRODUCTS, PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

IN NO EVENT WILL BIOVENTRIX OR THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED AT THIS SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR THE RESULTS OF USE OF THIS SITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THIS SITE, OR THE MATERIALS OR INFORMATION CONTAINED AT ANY OR ALL SUCH SITES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND WHETHER OR NOT ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF YOUR USE OF THIS SITE RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION OF EQUIPMENT OR DATA, YOU ASSUME ALL COSTS THEREOF. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Forward–looking statements.

Except for historical information, this website contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made, including the Company's dependence on sales of key products, uncertainty of future financial results and fluctuations in operating results, dependence on the Company's acquisition strategy, new product introductions, and other risks from time to time. These forward-looking statements represent the judgment of the Company as of the date of this website development and/or update, and BioVentrix disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward–looking statements.

Patents.

BioVentrix spends many thousands of dollars each year in discovery, development, acquisition and protection of its products. Much of the Company's technology is protected by U.S. and foreign patents. A patent provides protection for the Company's exclusive use and development of certain product technology and methodologies for a specific period of time.

BioVentrix products, services, and technology may be covered by one or more U.S. pending or issued patents. Details of the patent coverage are provided in the table below.

Issued Patents

Patent #

Title

8,123,668

Signal transmitting and lesion excluding heart implants for pacing defibrillating and/or sensing of heart beat

7,785,248

Steerable lesion excluding heart implants for congestive heart failure

7,766,816

Method and apparatus for closing off a portion of a heart ventricle

7,441,342

System and method for sizing a heart for treating congestive heart failure

7,431,691

Method and device for improving cardiac function

7,025,776

Arteriotomy closure devices and techniques

6,902,545

Multichannel catheter

6,860,668

Method and apparatus for improved stiffness in the linkage assembly of a flexible arm

6,837,864

Multichannel catheter with obturator

6,821,265

Multichannel catheter

6,776,754

Method of closing off lower portion of heart ventricle

6,746,471

Transventricular Implant Tools & Devices – (licensed for our application)

6,726,696

Patches and collars for medical applications and method of use

6,572,529

Intrapericardial assist Method

6,309,349

Surgical retractor and stabilizing device and method for use

6,260,552

Transventricular Implant Tools & Devices – (licensed for our application)

6,258,021

Intrapericardial assist Method

6,155,968

Method for improving cardiac function

5,868,703

Multichannel catheter

Pending Applications

Application #

Title

2011/0160750

Steerable lesion excluding heart implants for congestive heart failure

2010/0268020

Method and apparatus for closing off a portion of a heart ventricle

2010/0016655

Cardiac anchor structures, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditions

2009/0093670

Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissue

2008/0294251

Location, time, and/or pressure determining devices, systems, and methods for deploying of lesion excluding heart implants for treatment of cardiac heart failure and other disease states

2008/0269551

Steerable lesion excluding heart implants for treating congestive heart failure

2008/0097148

Method & device for percutaneous left ventricular reconstruction

2008/0082132

Signal transmitting and lesion excluding heart implants for pacing defibrillating and/or sensing of heart beat

2007/0167687

Systems and methods for disease management

2007/0073274

Method and device for treating dysfunctional cardiac tissue

2007/0049971

Method & apparatus for closing off a portion of a heart ventricle

2006/0247764

System and method for sizing a heart for treating congestive heart failure

2006/0079736

Method & devices for percutaneous left ventricular reconstruction

2005/0148815

Transventricular Implant Tools & Devices – (licensed for our application)

2005/0125012

Hemostatic patch for treating congestive heart failure

2005/0113811

Method & device for treating ischemic congestive heart failure

2005/0113810

Shaping suture for treating congestive heart failure

2005/0096498

Sizing and shaping device for treating congestive heart failure

2003/0032979

Transventricular Implant Tools & Devices – (licensed for our application)

61/541,980

Over-the –wire cardiac implant delivery system for treatment of CHF and other conditions

61/541,978

Cardiac implant migration inhibiting systems

61/541,624

Trans-catheter ventricular reconstruction structures, methods, and systems for treatment of congestive heart failure and other conditions

In addition, foreign patents may be issued or pending on the Company's products, technologies and services.

Trademarks.

All logos, trademarks, and service marks (the "Trademarks") displayed on this site whether or not appearing in large print or with or without the trademark symbol are registered and unregistered Trademarks of BioVentrix, Inc. or of respective third parties. Your access to this Website should not be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any marks appearing on the website without the prior written consent of BioVentrix or the third-party owner thereof.

Copyright.

The content of this website is protected by applicable copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. All material published in this website (including but not limited to images, illustrations, information, documents and related graphics) is the sole property of BioVentrix and may not be reproduced, modified, uploaded, downloaded, posted, transmitted, republished or distributed without BioVentrix's written permission. Modification of the content or use of the content for any other purpose is a violation of the copyrights and other proprietary rights of BioVentrix. BioVentrix hereby authorizes you to copy certain materials published by BioVentrix on this website and identified as "Resources" solely for non-commercial use within your organization. No other use of the information is authorized. In consideration of this authorization, you agree that any copy of these materials will retain all copyright and other proprietary notices in the same form and manner as on the original. Except as specified above, nothing contained herein will be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right under any intellectual property rights of BioVentrix or any third party.

Applicable laws.

This website is controlled by BioVentrix from its offices in San Ramon, California. BioVentrix makes no representation that the information on the website is appropriate or available for use outside the United States, and access to it from territories where its contents is illegal is prohibited. If you chose to access this website from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. You may not use or export the information contained in this website in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations. Your access to this website is governed by all applicable federal, state, and local laws and may also be subject to the laws of the country where you reside.

Links to others.

Links to third-party websites on this site are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you are leaving this website. BioVentrix has not reviewed all of these third-party sites and does not control and is not responsible for any of their content. Furthermore, BioVentrix does not endorse or make any representations about them, or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you access any of the third-party sites linked to this website, you do this entirely at your own risk and expressly release BioVentrix, and its subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees from any and all consequences, damages, and liabilities resulting there from.

Personal Information.

In some circumstances, BioVentrix may request personal information from you, such as your name, email address, company name, or telephone number. Your response to these inquiries is strictly voluntary. The information we collect is used to improve the content of our website and may be used to contact you, via email or regular mail, to provide you with information we believe may be of interest to you. We do not share this information with other organizations for commercial purposes. Information that is not personal or is not associated with any personally identifiable data, such as questions, comments, ideas, and suggestions, shall be deemed to be non-confidential, and BioVentrix shall be free to disclose and use the same for any purpose, without any obligation whatsoever to you.

Domain information.

BioVentrix also collects domain information as part of its analysis of the use of this site. The data enables us to become more familiar with customers that visit our site, such as how often they visit and what parts of the site they visit most often. This information is used to improve our website.

Use of "cookies".

Cookies are small files that many websites place on your hard drive that allow those websites to identify you. The use of cookies is a standard and common practice of many websites. For example, if you allow a website to remember your login name or password, the website places a cookie on your computer. We may place cookies on your computer to allow us to identify you during future visits to our website. We may use cookies to measure web traffic, to offer you certain products or services, and to customize your visit. However, if you do not wish to receive cookies, or want to be notified of when they are placed, your internet browser may permit you to do so. In many internet browsers, you can change the browser settings to warn you before accepting cookies or to block cookies. If you block cookies, you may not be able to use certain website features or functions, or this website may not operate in an optimal mode.

Privacy protections for minors.

The BioVentrix website is not directed at or intended for minors. Therefore, we do not wish to receive, nor do we knowingly collect, personal information from minors via this website.

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