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Percutaneous valve, system, and method

US8470023B2 · kind B2 · utility

158Cited by

210References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Tracee Eidenschink · Wayzata, US
Joseph M. Thielen · Buffalo, US
William J. Drasler · Minnetonka, US
Graig L. Kveen · Maple Grove, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2011
Grant date	Jun 25, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 16, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0098
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus, systems, and methods for percutaneous valve replacement and/or augmentation are provided. The apparatus includes a valve having a valve frame, a valve leaflet coupled to the valve frame, and a leaflet transition member coupled to the valve leaflet. The valve leaflet and leaflet transition member can transition from a first position where the valve leaflet and leaflet frame are at least partially outside a lumen of the valve frame to a second position where the valve leaflet and the leaflet transition member are within the lumen of the valve frame.

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