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Device and method for regulating pressure in a heart chamber

US8696611B2 · kind B2 · utility

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50References

20Claims

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Assignee

V-Wave Ltd. · IL

Inventors

Yaacov Nitzan · Herzliya, IL
Boaz Harari · Kiryat Ono, IL
Ascher Shmulewitz · Nes Ziona, IL
Tovy Sivan · Kfar Sava, IL

Key dates

Filing date	May 16, 2011
Grant date	Apr 15, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 16, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2230/0078
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device for regulating blood pressure in a heart chamber is provided. The device includes a shunt positionable within a septum of the heart. The shunt is designed for enabling blood flow between a left heart chamber and a right heart chamber, wherein the flow rate capacity of the device is mostly a function of pressure in the left heart chamber.

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