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Heart valve implant

US8888844B2 · kind B2 · utility

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112References

7Claims

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Assignee

Cardiosolutions, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kenneth Arden Eliasen · Cottonwood Heights, US
Steven J. Tallarida · Mansfield, US
Adrian Ebner · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 10, 2012
Grant date	Nov 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 2, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0003
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method according to one embodiment may include providing a heart valve implant including an anchor capable of engaging coronary tissue, a shaft coupled to said anchor, and a valve body coupled to said shaft. The method may further include at least partially collapsing the heart valve implant and percutaneously inserting the heart valve implant into a heart. The percutaneously inserted implant may be secured within the heart and may then be expanded. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.

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