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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
May. 14, 2007
Kenneth Arden Eliasen, Wrentham, MA (US);
Steven J. Tallarida, Mansfield, MA (US);
Christopher W. Maurer, Wakefield, MA (US);
Jonathan E. Wilson, Amesbury, MA (US);
Kenneth Arden Eliasen, Wrentham, MA (US);
Steven J. Tallarida, Mansfield, MA (US);
Christopher W. Maurer, Wakefield, MA (US);
Jonathan E. Wilson, Amesbury, MA (US);
Cardiosolutions, Inc., West Bridgewater, MA (US);
Abstract
A heart valve implant may include a shaft extending generally along a longitudinal axis of the heart valve implant. A spacer may be coupled to the shaft between a first and a second end region of the shaft. The spacer may be configured to interact with at least a portion of at least one cusp of a heart valve to at least partially restrict a flow of blood through the heart valve in a closed position and at least one anchor may be configured to be coupled to the first end region of the shaft. At least one safety stop may extend generally radially outwardly from the longitudinal axis of the heart valve implant beyond at least a portion of an outer perimeter of the spacer. The safety stop may include a cross-section which is greater than a cross-section of the heart valve in at least one dimension. The safety stop may also be configured to at least partially restrict a movement of the heart valve implant with respect to the heart valve in at least one direction.