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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Corvia Medical, Inc., Tewksbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
Edward I. McNamara, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Michael W. Sutherland, Pelham, NH (US);
Matthew J. Finch, Medford, MA (US);
Stephen J. Forcucci, Winchester, MA (US);
John Mitzel, Chester, NH (US);
David S. Celermajer, Vaucluse, AU;
Hiroatsu Sugimoto, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Corvia Medical, Inc., Tewksbury, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/07 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0057 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00247 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00575 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00584 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00592 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00606 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00623 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2002/075 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods for treating heart disease by normalizing elevated blood pressure in the left and right atria of a heart of a mammal are disclosed. Devices may include an adjustable hydraulic diameter shunt portion which can be manually adjusted in vivo. Methods are provided for adjusting the flow rate of the devices in vivo.