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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Robert Foster Wilson, Roseville, MN (US);
Scott Robert Wilson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
James L. Pokorney, Northfield, MN (US);
Robert Foster Wilson, Roseville, MN (US);
Scott Robert Wilson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
James L. Pokorney, Northfield, MN (US);
Heart Leaflet Technologies, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A device and method for improving flow through a native blood vessel valve, such as the aortic valve, are provided. The present invention allows a miniature valve to be implanted into affected leaflets percutaneously, obviating the need for coronary bypass surgery. The method includes the cutting of small holes, on the order of 4 mm, in the leaflets of a targeted valve, thereby allowing blood to flow through the newly formed holes. The holes are used as attachment sites for the miniature valves of the present invention.