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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2017
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Timothy R. Ryan, Minnetrista, MN (US);
Alexander J. Hill, Blaine, MN (US);
Jason L. Quill, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Jerald L. Redmond, Germantown, TN (US);
Stephen Kuehn, Woodbury, MN (US);
Eugene Grossi, New York, NY (US);
Aubrey Galloway, Bronxville, NY (US);
Hugo Vanermen, Aalst, BE;
Rudiger Lange, Munich, DE;
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
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.