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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
May. 30, 2019
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Michael J. Drews, Sacramento, CA (US);
Neil Holmgren, Alameda, CA (US);
D. Bruce Modesitt, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2409 (2013.01); A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0406 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0417 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0608 (2013.01); A61F 2/2415 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30545 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0041 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0066 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2250/001 (2013.01); Y10S 623/91 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heart valve assembly comprises a first prosthesis configured to expand from an unexpanded state to an expanded state at which the first annular prosthesis contacts native tissue of a body lumen. The heart valve assembly also comprises a second prosthesis comprising a valve, and a connection adapter that secures the second prosthesis to the first prosthesis, the connection adapter having a multi-lobed circumference.