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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2007
Amr Salahieh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Brian D. Brandt, San Jose, CA (US);
Dwight P. Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Ulrich R. Haug, Campbell, CA (US);
Jean-pierre Dueri, Stockton, CA (US);
Hans F. Valencia, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert A. Geshlider, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeff Krolik, Campbell, CA (US);
Amr Salahieh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Brian D. Brandt, San Jose, CA (US);
Dwight P. Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Ulrich R. Haug, Campbell, CA (US);
Jean-Pierre Dueri, Stockton, CA (US);
Hans F. Valencia, San Jose, CA (US);
Robert A. Geshlider, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeff Krolik, Campbell, CA (US);
Sadra Medical, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and devices for assessing the operation of a replacement heart valve. The method includes endovascularly delivering a replacement heart valve to a vicinity of a heart valve in an unexpanded configuration, and assessing the operation of the replacement heart valve in the vicinity of the heart valve before fully expanding the replacement heart valve. Methods and devices for assessing the location of a replacement heart valve. The method includes endovascularly delivering a replacement heart valve to a vicinity of the heart valve in an unexpanded configuration, expanding the replacement heart valve to a partially deployed configuration, and assessing the location of the replacement heart valve in the vicinity of the heart valve before fully expanding the replacement heart valve.