US20060025857A1
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Implantable prosthetic valve
Assignee: Medtronic 3F Therapeutics Inc
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Filing: 2005-04-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2025-04-22
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides valve prostheses adapted to be initially crimped in a narrow configuration suitable for catheterization through body ducts to a target location and adapted to be deployed by exerting substantially radial forces from within by means of a deployment device to a deployed state in the target location.
Inventors
- 👤 Bjarne Bergheim
- 👤 Keith Meyers
- 👤 Jeff DuMontelle
- 👤 Christine Nguyen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 04:08
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2412; A61F2/2418; A61F2/2409; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/02; A61L27/04; A61L27/047; A61L27/14; A61L27/18; A61L27/26; A61L27/36; A61L27/38; A61L27/3804; A61L27/3839; A61L27/3882; A61L27/50; A61L27/507; A61F2/0077; A61F2/04; A61F2002/0086; A61F2210/00; A61F2210/0014; A61F2220/00; A61F2220/0025; A61F2220/0041; A61F2220/005; A61F2220/0075; A61F2230/00; A61F2230/0002; A61F2230/0004; A61F2230/0013; A61F2230/0028; A61F2230/0054; A61F2230/0063; A61F2230/0069; A61F2250/00; A61F2250/0058; A61F2250/0069; A61F2250/0096; A61F2250/0098; A61L2430/00; A61L2430/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
1 . A prosthetic valve assembly comprising: (a) a valve having an inlet end and an outlet made of pliant material arranged so as to present collapsible walls at the outlet; and (b) a support structure adapted to be positioned at a target location within the body duct and deploy the valve assembly by the use of deploying means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
1 . A prosthetic valve assembly comprising: (a) a valve having an inlet end and an outlet made of pliant material arranged so as to present collapsible walls at the outlet; and (b) a support structure adapted to be positioned at a target location within the body duct and deploy the valve assembly by the use of deploying means.
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