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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jason Quill, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Cynthia T. Clague, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Paul T. Rothstein, Elk River, MN (US);
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described is a prosthetic valve, comprising: an expandable stent including an inner lumen and having a first and a second end; and a spring attached to the first end of the expandable stent; wherein the expandable stent and the spring can expand radially to a desired diametric configuration in order to anchor the prosthetic valve at an implantation position in a body lumen. Related systems and methods.