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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2009
Erez Golan, Rehovot, IL;
Erez Golan, Rehovot, IL;
Pi-Cardia Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Abstract
A device for fracturing calcifications in heart valves including a catheter () configured for percutaneous delivery to a heart valve, an fracture-producing element () disposed at a distal portion of the catheter and operative to vibrate and mechanically fracture calcifications when brought into contact with a calcification at a leaflet of the heart valve, and an energy source () operative to vibrate the fracture-producing element so that the fracture-producing element fractures the calcification without necessarily removing the calcification from the leaflet. The device may further comprise a valvuloplasty balloon (), an embolic protection net () and a protective sleeve ().