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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Rodolfo C. Quijano, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Hosheng Tu, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Rodolfo C. Quijano, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Hosheng Tu, Newport Beach, CA (US);
3F Therapeutics, Inc,, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention discloses a percutaneous delivered heart valve and delivery means thereof, wherein the percutaneous delivered heart valve is a twistedly foldable heart valve prosthesis comprising a generally cylindrical support element with a diameter, wherein the support element is twistedly foldable to a smaller diameter, a flexible heart valve with a plurality of valvular leaflets releasably attached to said support element, and a receptacle having a plurality of connecting members secured to the cylindrical support element, wherein the receptacle is releasably matched to an expanding element capable of untwisting the receptacle adapted for un-twisting and unfolding said heart valve.