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Systems and methods for treating preserved ejection fraction conditions

US11471283B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Regents of the University of Minnesota · US

Inventors

Andrew Khair · Eden Prairie, US
Julianna Abel · Minneapolis, US
Adam Choe · Coon Rapids, US
Thomas O. Viker · Arden Hills, US
Henry Koon · Minneapolis, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 19, 2018
Grant date	Oct 18, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 8, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2230/0004
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device of a shape memory material configured to implement a predetermined level of expansion while allowing contraction and twist can be implemented in a portion of a vascular system, such as in the left ventricle of the heart of a patient suffering from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

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