Invention Grant
US07377941B2 Adjustable cardiac valve implant with selective dimensional adjustment
有权
可调心脏瓣膜植入物,具有选择性尺寸调整
- Patent Title: Adjustable cardiac valve implant with selective dimensional adjustment
- Patent Title (中): 可调心脏瓣膜植入物,具有选择性尺寸调整
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Application No.: US11124405Application Date: 2005-05-06
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Publication No.: US07377941B2Publication Date: 2008-05-27
- Inventor: Richard S. Rhee , Emanuel Shaoulian , Shahram Moaddeb , Samuel M. Shaolian
- Applicant: Richard S. Rhee , Emanuel Shaoulian , Shahram Moaddeb , Samuel M. Shaolian
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Micardia Corporation
- Current Assignee: Micardia Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Agent James W. Hill
- Main IPC: A61F2/24
- IPC: A61F2/24

Abstract:
Methods and devices are provided for support of a body structure. The devices can be adjusted within the body of a patient in a minimally invasive or non-invasive manner. Thus, as the body structure changes size and/or shape, the size and/or shape of the annuloplasty rings can be adjusted to provide continued reinforcement. In certain embodiments, the devices include an anterior portion, a posterior portion and two lateral portions corresponding to intersections of the anterior portion and the posterior portion. The devices have a first shape in a first configuration and a second shape in a second configuration and are configured to transform from the first configuration to the second configuration in response to an activation energy applied thereto. The transformation is configured to reduce a distance between the anterior portion and the posterior portion without substantially decreasing a distance between the two lateral portions.
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- US20050288780A1 Adjustable cardiac valve implant with selective dimensional adjustment Public/Granted day:2005-12-29
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