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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventor:
Patrick M. McCarthy, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2448 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0019 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0021 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0095 (2013.01); A61F 2250/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01);
Abstract
An annuloplasty ring including elastic features that make the ring optimal for receiving a subsequent prosthetic valve via a 'Valve In Ring Procedure.' The elastic features provide a squeezing force on the native valve annulus that both ensures coaptation of the native valve leaflets and also prevents paravalvular leakage around a subsequently-placed prosthetic valve.