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Stented heart valve devices

US9173737B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2References

23Claims

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Assignee

Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

Alexander J. Hill · Blaine, US
Mark J. Capps · Mission Viejo, US
Carol E. Eberhardt · Fullerton, US
Morgan House · Newfields, US
Stuart R. MacDonald · Andover, US
Joseph C. Morrow · Eden Prairie, US
Jerald L. Redmond · Germantown, US
Janice L. Shay · Lake Forest, US
Timothy R. Ryan · Shorewood, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 23, 2009
Grant date	Nov 3, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 23, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0039
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A stent frame including an annular portion having first and second ends, a central longitudinal axis, and a wire portion with at least two extending posts and a generally sinusoidal series of peaks and valleys between each of the at least two extending posts; an atrial portion extending from the first end of the annular portion, wherein the atrial portion includes a plurality of flares that extend radially outward relative to the longitudinal axis of the annular portion; and a ventricular portion extending from the second end of the annular portion, wherein the ventricular portion includes at least one flare that extends radially outward relative to the longitudinal axis of the annular portion.

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