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Medical device for treating a heart valve insufficiency

US7896915B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

JenaValve Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Volker Guyenot · Jena, DE
Thomas Peschel · Jena, DE
Christoph Damm · Jena, DE
Hans-Reiner Figulla · Jena, DE
Markus Ferrari · Jena, DE
Johannes Jung · Karlsruhe, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 13, 2007
Grant date	Mar 1, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 29, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/5116
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical device for treating a heart valve insufficiency, with an endoprosthesis which can be introduced into a patient's body and expanded to secure a heart valve prosthesis in the patient's aorta. In an embodiment, the endoprosthesis has at plurality of positioning arches configured to be positioned with respect to a patient's aorta and a plurality of retaining arches to support a heart valve prosthesis. The endoprosthesis includes a first collapsed mode during the process of introducing it into the patient's body and a second expanded mode when it is implanted.

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