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Heart valve repair

US10456256B2 · kind B2 · utility

28Cited by

61References

6Claims

0Family size

Assignee

ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC. · US

Inventors

Peter N. Braido · Wyoming, US
Mina S. Fahim · New Brighton, US
Thomas M. Benson · Minneapolis, US
Theodore Paul Dale · Minneapolis, US
Andrea N. Para · Oakdale, US
Mark Krans · Hopkins, US
Mathias Charles Glimsdale · Saint Michael, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 22, 2016
Grant date	Oct 29, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 22, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0029
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for repairing a native heart valve includes a reinforcing structure configured to couple to a portion of the native heart valve to remodel a geometry of the native heart valve, and at least one supporting member connected to the reinforcing structure.

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