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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2011
Amr Salahieh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Brian D. Brandt, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Dwight P. Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Ulrich R. Haug, Campbell, CA (US);
Jean-pierre Dueri, Stockton, CA (US);
Hans F. Valencia, Berkeley, CA (US);
Robert A. Geshlider, San Francisco, CA (US);
Amr Salahieh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Brian D. Brandt, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Dwight P. Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Ulrich R. Haug, Campbell, CA (US);
Jean-Pierre Dueri, Stockton, CA (US);
Hans F. Valencia, Berkeley, CA (US);
Robert A. Geshlider, San Francisco, CA (US);
Sadra Medical, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve, including: a replacement valve adapted to be delivered endovascularly to a vicinity of the heart valve; an expandable anchor adapted to be delivered endovascularly to the vicinity of the heart valve; and a lock mechanism configured to maintain a minimum amount of anchor expansion. The invention also includes a method for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of: endovascularly delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve; expanding the anchor to a deployed configuration; and locking the anchor in the deployed configuration.