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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2008
Jonathan E. Wilson, Mattapoisett, MA (US);
Christopher W. Maurer, Wakefield, MA (US);
Thomas C. Piemonte, Dover, MA (US);
Carl Kirker-head, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Jonathan E. Wilson, Mattapoisett, MA (US);
Christopher W. Maurer, Wakefield, MA (US);
Thomas C. Piemonte, Dover, MA (US);
Carl Kirker-Head, Sturbridge, MA (US);
Cardiosolutions, Inc., West Bridgewater, MA (US);
Abstract
A method and system according to one embodiment may include a plurality of apparatus configured to percutaneously deliver a heart valve implant. The method and system may include an implant comprising an anchor configured to engage cardiac tissue, a shaft coupled to the anchor, and a valve body coupled to the shaft. The method and system may further include at least partially collapsing the heart valve implant and percutaneously inserting the heart valve implant into a heart. The percutaneously inserted implant may be secured within the heart and may then be expanded.