Prosthetic valves and related inventions
US9480559B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2430/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates to the design and function of a compressible valve replacement prosthesis, collared or uncollared, which can be deployed into a beating heart without extracorporeal circulation using a transcatheter delivery system. The design as discussed focuses on the deployment of a device via a minimally invasive fashion and by way of example considers a minimally invasive surgical procedure preferably utilizing the intercostal or subxyphoid space for valve introduction. In order to accomplish this, the valve is formed in such a manner that it can be compressed to fit within a delivery system and secondarily ejected from the delivery system into the annulus of a target valve such as a mitral valve or tricuspid valve.
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