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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Applicants:
Karan Punga, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Finn Rinne, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Donna Barrett, Ballybrit, IE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Medtronic CV Luxembourg S.A.R.L., Luxembourg, LU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9505 (2013.01); A61F 2230/008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0078 (2013.01);
Abstract
Heart valve prostheses are provided having a self-expanding frame that supports a valve body comprising a skirt and a plurality of coapting leaflets. The self-expanding frame includes an inflow section, a valve section, and an outflow section. The outflow section forms attachment loops in a collapsed configuration to attach the frame to a delivery system.