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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2003
Applicant:
Ernst Peter Strecker, 76228 Karlsruhe, DE;
Inventor:
Ernst Peter Strecker, 76228 Karlsruhe, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implantable valve having a valve element or leaflet and a base that is attachable to a vessel wall using a connector such as a screw, pin or a staple. The valve can be implanted using a catheter to position the valve in a desired location and drive the connector into the vessel wall. The valve can be used as a venous valve to control blood flow within the veins, arteries, heart or the aorta of a patient.