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Patent No.:

US 9241702 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2012
Applicants:

Francesco Maisano, Milan, IT;

Hugo Vanerman, Knocke-le-Zoute, BE;

Valery Perevalov, Kfar Saba, IL;

Rephael Hof, Kfar Yona, IL;

Ottavio Alfieri, Brescia, IT;

Idan Tobis, Beth Hashmonai, IL;

Inventors:

Francesco Maisano, Milan, IT;

Hugo Vanerman, Knocke-le-Zoute, BE;

Valery Perevalov, Kfar Saba, IL;

Rephael Hof, Kfar Yona, IL;

Ottavio Alfieri, Brescia, IT;

Idan Tobis, Beth Hashmonai, IL;

Assignee:

4TECH INC., Waltham, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0401 (2013.01); A61B 17/064 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61F 2/246 (2013.01); A61F 2/2457 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/048 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0409 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0412 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0414 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0443 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0464 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0488 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0496 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0649 (2013.01); A61F 2/2442 (2013.01); A61F 2/2454 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatus is provided including a radially-expandable percutaneous implant shaped so as to define a tension-distributing element. A flexible longitudinal member is coupled at a first portion thereof to at least a portion of the percutaneous implant via the tension-distributing element. The tension-distributing element is configured to distribute tension applied by the flexible longitudinal member along a longitudinal length of the percutaneous implant.


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