Annuloplasty device for tricuspid valve repair

US9801718B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Timothy R. Ryan · Shorewood, US
• Alexander J. Hill · Blaine, US
• Jason Quill · Forest Lake, US
• Jerald L. Redmond · Germantown, US
• Stephen Kuehn · Franklin, US
• Eugene Grossi · New York, US
• Aubrey Galloway · Bronxville, US
• Hugo Vanermen · Knokke, BE
• Rudiger Lange · Neuss, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 1, 2016
• Grant date: Oct 31, 2017
• Expiry date: Jul 1, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2230/0013
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Annuloplasty device for implantation adjacent an annulus of a tricuspid valve, the annulus comprising, anterior, posterior and septal aspects adjacent anterior, posterior and septal leaflets, respectively, of the tricuspid valve, the device comprising: a ring body comprising: an anterior portion, a posterior portion and a septal portion shaped to conform to, and for implantation adjacent, the anterior, posterior and septal aspects of the annulus, respectively; and first and second end portions that are more flexible than a remainder of the ring body to provide a gradual transition from the remainder of the ring body to tissue of the tricuspid valve annulus; wherein the ring body is curvilinear, with substantially no flat portions, and forming a shape. Related devices, kits and sizer devices.