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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2013
Applicant:
Medtronic Vascular Galway, Ballybrit, Galway, IE;
Inventors:
Marian Creaven, Galway, IE;
Niall Duffy, Galway, IE;
Assignee:
Medtronic Vascular Galway, Galway, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0089 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0097 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49902 (2015.01);
Abstract
Valve retainers and delivery systems with valve retainers are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a portion of the valve retainer can rotate about a central axis of the delivery system relative to a different portion of the valve retainer. In certain embodiments, a first portion of the valve retainer can include a plurality of first orientation markings. In certain embodiments, a second portion of the valve retainer can include a second orientation marking, which can be aligned with a first orientation marking on the first portion of the valve retainer.