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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Igor Kovalsky, Mounds View, MN (US);
Kshitija Garde, Irvine, CA (US);
Pham Lo, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Jason Quill, Forest Lake, CA (US);
Padraig Savage, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2409 (2013.01); A61F 2/2457 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0058 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/005 (2013.01); A61F 2230/008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0036 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0071 (2013.01);
Abstract
Heart valve prosthesis are disclosed that include a frame or support structure having an inflow portion, a valve-retaining tubular or central portion and a pair of support arms. The inflow portion radially extends from a first end of the valve-retaining tubular portion and the pair of support arms are circumferentially spaced apart and radially extend from an opposing second end of the valve-retaining tubular portion.