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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2021
Applicants:
Michael B. Mcdonald, Cordova, TN (US);
Vinayak Bapat, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael B. McDonald, Cordova, TN (US);
Vinayak Bapat, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2433 (2013.01); A61B 17/32 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320052 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A procedure for placing a cardiac valve includes cutting leaflets of another cardiac valve, expanding the cardiac valve, applying a downward pushing force to the expanded cardiac valve, and inverting the cut leaflets of the other cardiac valve toward a ventricle. The cardiac valve includes a self-expanding frame, vertical posts coupled to the self-expanding frame, and valve leaflets coupled to the self-expanding frame or to the vertical posts. Each of the vertical posts includes a connection to a corresponding control wire.