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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2011
Applicant:
Shlomo Gabbay, New York, NY (US);
Inventor:
Shlomo Gabbay, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2454 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for mitigating prolapsed are disclosed. The apparatus includes a contact member and an elongated rod that can be used to hold the contact member in position for coapting with a patient's native leaflets. A similarly configured sizing apparatus can also be used to facilitate implantation.