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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2020
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Michael Gloss, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Timothy Groen, Rush City, MN (US);
Carolyn Majkrzak, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Behrooz Nadian, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Matthew Rust, Windsor, CA (US);
Timothy Ryan, Shorewood, MN (US);
Matthew Weston, Roseville, MN (US);
Marc Anderson, Ballybrit, IE;
Evelyn Birmingham, Ballybrit, IE;
Mark Casley, Ballybrit, IE;
Deirdre McGowan Smyth, Ballybrit, IE;
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A system includes a medical device for implanting in a valve of a subject, the implantable medical device having a self-expanding frame; and a holder configured to retain the frame of the implantable medical device in a constricted configuration and to control expansion of the frame. The holder has a controllably constrictable and expandable loop, wherein the loop is disposed about at least a portion of the self-expanding frame such that constriction or expansion of the first loop controls constriction or expansion of the frame.