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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2433 (2013.01); A61M 25/1027 (2013.01); A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2/2439 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9583 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9586 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0006 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1004 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1056 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1061 (2013.01);
Abstract
Balloon catheters for delivery of prosthetic hear valves is provided. The balloon catheters are configured to deploy a prosthetic heart valve through inflation. The balloon catheters are further configured with one or more retention bumpers to reduce or prevent migration of the prosthetic heart valve during delivery. Balloon catheters described herein are configured with substantially incompressible retention bumpers that promote longitudinal inflation fluid flow.