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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2006
Bjarne Bergheim, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Walter Cuevas, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Jeffrey P. Dumontelle, Irvine, CA (US);
Bjarne Bergheim, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Walter Cuevas, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Jeffrey P. DuMontelle, Irvine, CA (US);
Medtronic 3F Therapeutics, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for the repair, removal, and/or replacement of heart valves. The methods comprise introducing a delivery system into the heart, wherein a prosthesis is disposed on the delivery member attached to the delivery system, advancing the prosthesis to the target site, and disengaging the prosthesis from the delivery member at the target site for implantation. The present invention also provides implant systems for delivering a prosthesis to a target site in or near the heart. In one embodiment of the present invention, the implant system comprises a delivery system, an access system, and a prosthesis.