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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
James R. Keogh, Maplewood, MN (US);
Timothy R. Ryan, Shorewood, MN (US);
Carol E. Eberhardt, Fullerton, CA (US);
Mark T. Stewart, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
James R. Skarda, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Timothy G. Laske, Shoreview, MN (US);
Alexander J. Hill, Blaine, MN (US);
Jack D. Lemmon, St. Paul, MN (US);
David E. Francischelli, Anoka, MN (US);
James R. Keogh, Maplewood, MN (US);
Timothy R. Ryan, Shorewood, MN (US);
Carol E. Eberhardt, Fullerton, CA (US);
Mark T. Stewart, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
James R. Skarda, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
Timothy G. Laske, Shoreview, MN (US);
Alexander J. Hill, Blaine, MN (US);
Jack D. Lemmon, St. Paul, MN (US);
David E. Francischelli, Anoka, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A device and method for valve replacement or valve repair is disclosed comprising the steps of acquiring an anatomical image of a patient, correlating the image to the patient, guiding a valve replacement delivery member or a valve repair delivery member within the patient while tracking the position of the delivery member in the patient, positioning the valve replacement member or valve repair member in a desired position to place a valve or repair valve and removing the delivery member from the patient. In one aspect of the invention, a delivery system is provided for percutaneous delivery of a heart valve to a predetermined position in the heart of a patient, where the delivery system itself includes features that allow it to be accurately positioned in the heart. In another aspect of the invention, a delivery system is provided for percutaneous repair of a heart valve in the heart of a patient, where the repair system itself includes features that allow it to be accurately positioned in the heart. In another aspect of the invention, a method and device are provided that involve imaging a native root using an interoperative technique, then introducing a device that is easily visualized in a chosen imaging modality.