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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Michael J. Drews, Sacramento, CA (US);
Ernest Lane, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Neil Holmgren, Chicago, IL (US);
Federico Gutierrez, Pacifica, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Michael J. Drews, Sacramento, CA (US);
Ernest Lane, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Neil Holmgren, Chicago, IL (US);
Federico Gutierrez, Pacifica, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Devices for fixturing a prosthesis to a first mass and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. Complementary fixturing devices and methods of making and using the same are also disclosed. The devices can be used to attach a heart valve gasket body to a biological annulus.