Techniques for providing a replacement valve and transseptal communication
US11298117B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/125
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is provided, including (1) identifying the subject as having mitral valve regurgitation; (2) during a medical procedure, in response to identifying the subject as having mitral valve regurgitation, implanting a prosthetic valve at a mitral valve site of the heart; and (3) during the same medical procedure, implanting a therapeutic septal device at a septum of the heart. Other embodiments are also described.
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