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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
May. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Yaacov Nitzan, Herzlia, IL;
Boaz Harari, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Ascher Shmulewitz, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Tovy Sivan, Kfar-Saba, IL;
Inventors:
Yaacov Nitzan, Herzlia, IL;
Boaz Harari, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Ascher Shmulewitz, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Tovy Sivan, Kfar-Saba, IL;
Assignee:
V-Wave Ltd., Or Akiva, IL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for regulating blood pressure in a heart chamber is provided. The device includes a shunt positionable within a septum of the heart. The shunt is designed for enabling blood flow between a left heart chamber and a right heart chamber, wherein the flow rate capacity of the device is mostly a function of pressure in the left heart chamber.