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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2009
Applicants:
Michael A. Gloss, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Stephen Kuehn, Woodbury, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael A. Gloss, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Stephen Kuehn, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An adjustable annuloplasty device holder has a member having an anterior segment and a posterior segment that are shaped to hold an anterior portion and a posterior portion, respectively, of an annuloplasty device. The anterior segment has a given size and the posterior segment is adjustable in order to change the anterior-posterior ratio of the holder to accommodate annuloplasty devices having a plurality of different anterior-posterior ratios.