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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
May. 18, 2011
Kevin Robin, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
DO Uong, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Gordon Bishop, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kevin Robin, Rohnert Park, CA (US);
Do Uong, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Gordon Bishop, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
DFM, LLC, Incline Village, NV (US);
Abstract
A delivery catheter and a method for deploying a cardiovascular prosthetic implant using a minimally invasive procedure are disclosed. The delivery catheter comprises an elongate, flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end has an outer diameter of 18 French or less, a cardiovascular prosthetic implant at the distal end of the catheter body, wherein the cardiovascular prosthetic implant comprises an inflatable cuff and a tissue valve coupled to the inflatable cuff, and at least one link between the catheter body and the cardiovascular prosthetic implant.