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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2006
Applicants:
Christine Heyninck-jantz, Tustin, CA (US);
Debra Taitague, Orange, CA (US);
Tomas R. Mcnatt, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christine Heyninck-Jantz, Tustin, CA (US);
Debra Taitague, Orange, CA (US);
Tomas R. McNatt, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methodology for using laser machining techniques to modify a tissue for use in a medical device. In a representative mode of practice, relatively low energy laser machining is used to thin down at least a portion of a valved jugular vein. The thinned down vein may then be sutured to, or otherwise integrated with, a corresponding stent to make a percutaneous heart valve.