Paravalvular leak occlusion device for self-expanding heart valves
US9339274B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2310/00011
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An occluder for sealing gaps between a medical device and adjacent body tissue includes an expandable body configured to fill the gaps between the medical device and the body tissue. The occluder includes a fastener at one end of the body and adapted to couple to a first end of the medical device, and an expandable disk at the other end of the body and adapted to couple to the medical device at a position spaced from the first end.
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