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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2018
Innovein, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Albert K Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Andrew Moll, San Carlos, CA (US);
Andrew Kwok, San Carlos, CA (US);
Thomas A Kramer, San Carlos, CA (US);
Austin Walker, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Eric Chen, San Carlos, CA (US);
INNOVEIN, INC., San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
A valve prosthetic implant for treating a vein or other blood vessel includes a tubular, expandable anchoring frame extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the implant, a valve seat formed at or near the middle of the anchoring frame, an expandable ball disposed within the lumen of the anchoring frame, and a ball retention tether attached to the expandable ball and to the valve seat and/or the anchoring frame. The anchoring frame may include a cylindrical proximal portion at the proximal end, a cylindrical distal portion at the distal end, an inwardly angled inlet portion between the cylindrical proximal portion and a middle of the anchoring frame, and an inwardly angled outlet portion between the cylindrical distal portion and the middle of the anchoring frame.