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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2008
Applicants:
Olli Keränen, Bjärred, SE;
Per Antonsson, Malmö, SE;
Inventors:
Olli Keränen, Bjärred, SE;
Per Antonsson, Malmö, SE;
Assignee:
Medtentia International Ltd. Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61F 2/2448 (2013.01); A61F 2/2457 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2250/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for repairing a heart valve comprises a medical device (). The medical device () comprises an element in order to downsize the annulus upon insertion and allow the leaflets to open and close properly. The medical device () provides a temporary or permanent downsizing of the heart valve. An annuloplasty implant and/or heart valve prosthesis is in embodiments releasably attached to the medical device for insertion to the annulus and permanent fixation of the latter in a desired shape.