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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Joseph F. Obermiller, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Francisco Jose Osse, Sao Paulo, BR;
Patricia E. Thorpe, Omaha, NE (US);
Inventors:
Joseph F. Obermiller, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Francisco Jose Osse, Sao Paulo, BR;
Patricia E. Thorpe, Omaha, NE (US);
Assignee:
Cook Biotech Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2475 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention includes a medical device and more specifically relates to a valve found generally within a frame. In a preferred device, the frame preferably comprises a self-expanding stent frame, and the valve has at least one expandable and contractible pocket member within the stent frame for resisting and permitting fluid flow, respectively.