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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2007
Applicants:
Randall T. Lashinski, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Gordon B. Bishop, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Randall T. Lashinski, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Gordon B. Bishop, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Direct Flow Medical, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of implanting a prosthetic valve within the heart comprises translumenally advancing a prosthetic valve comprising an inflatable structure to a position proximate a native valve of the heart. A first chamber of the inflatable structure is inflated and then, independently, a second chamber of the inflatable structure is inflated.