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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2003
Applicant:
Shlomo Gabbay, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Shlomo Gabbay, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A valvular prosthesis and method of using the prosthesis are disclosed. A valve apparatus is located within a stent apparatus, such that the prosthesis is deformable between a first condition and a second condition, in which the prosthesis has a reduced cross-sectional dimension relative to the first condition, whereby implantation of the prosthesis is facilitated when in the second condition.
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