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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2012
Applicants:
Saimuralidhar Padala, Atlanta, GA (US);
Vinod H. Thourani, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Saimuralidhar Padala, Atlanta, GA (US);
Vinod H. Thourani, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Emory University, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2/246 (2013.01); A61F 2/2454 (2013.01); A61F 2/2457 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01);
Abstract
The devices and methods relate to surgical and percutaneous repair of heart valve regions. The devices may be structured to conform to the desired shape of a specific patient. The devices may include a frame and an artificial body onto which leaflets of the valve may coapt or rest.