Valve prosthesis for implantation in the body and a catheter for implanting such valve prosthesis
US6582462B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/904
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A valve prosthesis for implantation in the body by use of a catheter includes a stent made from an expandable cylinder-shaped thread structure having several spaced apices. The elastically collapsible valve is mounted on the stent as the commissural points of the valve are secured to the projecting apices.
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