Artificial valve with center leaflet attachment
US7503928B2 · kind B2 · utility
11Cited by
21References
20Claims
0Family size
Assignees
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0095
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides self-expanding or otherwise expandable artificial valve prostheses for deployment within a bodily passageway, such as a vessel or duct of a patient. The valve prostheses include a support structure having an outer frame and supporting a valve leaflet.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.