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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2002
Julio C. Palmaz, San Antonio, TX (US);
Eugene A. Sprague, San Antonio, TX (US);
Cristina Fuss, San Antonio, TX (US);
Denes Marton, San Antonio, TX (US);
Roger W. Wiseman, Bulverde, TX (US);
Christopher E. Banas, San Antonio, TX (US);
Christopher T. Boyle, San Antonio, TX (US);
Steven R. Bailey, San Antonio, TX (US);
Julio C. Palmaz, San Antonio, TX (US);
Eugene A. Sprague, San Antonio, TX (US);
Cristina Fuss, San Antonio, TX (US);
Denes Marton, San Antonio, TX (US);
Roger W. Wiseman, Bulverde, TX (US);
Christopher E. Banas, San Antonio, TX (US);
Christopher T. Boyle, San Antonio, TX (US);
Steven R. Bailey, San Antonio, TX (US);
Advanced Bio Prosthetic Surfaces, Ltd., San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to improvements in prosthetic cardiac and venous valves and implantable medical devices having moveable septa. The inventive prosthetic cardiac and venous valves have metallic or pseudometallic valves coupled to metallic or pseudometallic stents that permit percutaneous delivery of the devices.