Methods for reduction of pressure effects of cardiac tricuspid valve regurgitation
US7159593B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0062
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of protecting an upper body and a lower body of a patient from high venous pressures comprising implanting a first stented valve at the superior vena cava and a second stented valve at the inferior vena cava, wherein the first and second valves are configured to permit blood flow towards a right atrium of the patient and prevent blood flow in an opposite direction.
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