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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2003
Applicants:
Hosheng Tu, Tustin, CA (US);
Rodolfo C. Quijano, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hosheng Tu, Tustin, CA (US);
Rodolfo C. Quijano, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
3F Therapeutics, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B018/18 ; A61B017/22 ; A61B017/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention discloses a medical catheter and methods for removing a defective valve from a patient endoluminally. The method may comprise inserting a medical catheter endoluminally to a site of the defective valve; deploying a coupling mechanism of said medical catheter to stabilize and immobilize a free edge of at least one valve leaflet; deploying a cutting mechanism of said medical catheter to cut a valve base of said defective valve; and removing said defective valve from the patient.