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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2008
Richard G. Cartledge, Hollywood, FL (US);
Leonard Y. Lee, New York, NY (US);
James I. Fann, Los Altos, CA (US);
Richard G. Cartledge, Hollywood, FL (US);
Leonard Y. Lee, New York, NY (US);
James I. Fann, Los Altos, CA (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An implantable device system for controlling the dimensions of internal anatomic passages corrects physiologic dysfunctions resulting from a structural lumen which is either too large or too small. Implantable devices are disclosed which employ various mechanisms for adjusting and maintaining the size of an orifice to which they are attached. Systems permit the implants to be implanted using minimally invasive procedures and permit final adjustments to the dimensions of the implants after the resumption of normal flow of anatomic fluids in situ.