Patent · US Active

Method for delivering a prosthetic heart valve with an expansion member

US9168134B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by

193References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

CardiacMD, Inc.

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2011
Grant date	Oct 27, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2031

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.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.