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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2005
Amr Salahieh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Dwight P. Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Daniel Hildebrand, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Tom Saul, El Granada, CA (US);
Amr Salahieh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Dwight P. Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Daniel Hildebrand, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Tom Saul, El Granada, CA (US);
Sadra Medical, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for performing valvuloplasty. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes an expandable braid valvuloplasty device. In some embodiments, the methods and apparatus may be used as an adjunct to percutaneous heart valve replacement. In some embodiments, the apparatus and methods may provide a medical practitioner with feedback, monitoring or measurement information, e.g., information relevant to percutaneous transcatheter heart valve replacement.