Patent · US Expired

Prosthetic heart valves, scaffolding structures, and systems and methods for implantation of same

US8128692B2 · kind B2 · utility

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191References

40Claims

0Family size

Assignee

AorTx, Inc. · US

Inventors

David C. Forster · Menlo Park, US
Scott Heneveld · Whitmore, US
Brandon G. Walsh · Syracuse, US
Richard S. Ginn · Gilroy, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 25, 2005
Grant date	Mar 6, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 10, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0063
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Prosthetic valves and their component parts are described, as are prosthetic valve delivery devices and methods for their use. The prosthetic valves are particularly adapted for use in percutaneous aortic valve replacement procedures. The delivery devices are particularly adapted for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures.

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