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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Applicant:
V-wave Ltd., Hod Hasharon, IL;
Inventors:
Gad Keren, Orxat-Ono, IL;
Randy Kesten, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
V-Wave Ltd., Caesarea, IL;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61M 1/10 (2006.01); A61M 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 27/006 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61M 27/002 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00252 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2493 (2013.01); A61M 1/101 (2013.01); A61M 1/1008 (2014.02); A61M 1/1098 (2014.02); A61M 1/122 (2014.02); A61M 1/125 (2014.02);
Abstract
The present invention is thus directed to methods and apparatus for decreasing pressure in a first portion of a vessel of the cardiac structure of a patient by implanting a shunt communicating with an area outside said first portion, whereby a volume of blood sufficient to reduce pressure in said first portion is released.