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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2013
Filed:
May. 13, 2009
Applicants:
Arnaldo Giannetti, Crescentino, IT;
Laura Ghione, Turin, IT;
Paolo Gaschino, Castagneto Po-Turin, IT;
Giovanni Righini, Chivasso, IT;
Inventors:
Arnaldo Giannetti, Crescentino, IT;
Laura Ghione, Turin, IT;
Paolo Gaschino, Castagneto Po-Turin, IT;
Giovanni Righini, Chivasso, IT;
Assignee:
Sorin Biomedica Cardio, S.r.l., Saluggia (Vercelli), IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for deploying a cardiac valve prosthesis includes a distal valve holder portion and a shaft extending towards the valve holder portion. The shaft is selectively bendable to a curved shape to vary the spatial orientation of the valve holder portion with respect to the desired implantation site.