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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Amr Salahieh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Brian D. Brandt, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Robert A. Geshlider, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dwight P. Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Tom Saul, El Granada, CA (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2439 (2013.01); A61F 2/2433 (2013.01); A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9528 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0078 (2013.01); A61F 2250/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to apparatus for methods for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. The apparatus includes an expandable anchor with leaflet engagement elements on the proximal end of the anchor and a replacement valve. The leaflet engagement elements can be used to prevent distal migration and insure proper positioning of the apparatus.