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US 10,441,289 B2Granted
Airway valve with anchors
AssigneeSpiration, Inc.
InventorErik Liljegren
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Abstract
A valve (2) comprising: (a) membrane (50) and (b) a frame (10) in communication with the membrane so that the frame expands the membrane, the frame including: (i) a rod (4), (ii) a plurality of struts (12) connected to the rod at a distal end and extending generally radially outward as the struts extend away from the distal end and towards a proximal end; (iii) a plurality of anchors (30) that are in direct communication with the struts between the distal end and the proximal end, each of the plurality of anchors extending through an exit location (52) in the membrane.
Claims20
A valve comprising:
- a. membrane and
- b. a frame in communication with the membrane so that the frame expands the membrane, the frame including:
- i. a rod,
- ii. a plurality of struts connected to the rod at a distal end and extending generally radially outward as the struts extend away from the distal end and towards a proximal end;
- iii. a plurality of anchors that are in direct communication with the struts between the distal end and the proximal end, each of the plurality of anchors extending through an exit location in the membrane;
- and
- iv. an anchor connector extending between and connecting the plurality of anchors to the plurality of struts;
- and
- wherein each of the anchor connectors extend laterally from one of the plurality of struts.
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A valve comprising:
- a. membrane and
- b. a frame in communication with the membrane so that the frame expands the membrane, the frame including:
- i. a rod,
- ii. a plurality of struts connected to the rod at a distal end and extending generally radially outward as the struts extend away from the distal end and towards a proximal end;
- iii. a plurality of anchors that are in direct communication with the struts between the distal end and the proximal end, each of the plurality of anchors extending through an exit location in the membrane;
- and
- iv. an anchor connector extending between and connecting the plurality of anchors to the plurality of struts;
- and
- wherein the plurality of anchors each extend from a side of the plurality of struts that each of the plurality of anchors are connected.
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A valve comprising:
- a. membrane and
- b. a frame in communication with the membrane so that the frame expands the membrane, the frame including:
- i. a rod,
- ii. a plurality of struts connected to the rod at a distal end and extending generally radially outward as the struts extend away from the distal end and towards a proximal end;
- iii. a plurality of anchors that are in direct communication with the struts between the distal end and the proximal end, each of the plurality of anchors extending through an exit location in the membrane;
- and
- iv. an anchor connector extending between and connecting the plurality of anchors to the plurality of struts;
- and
- wherein each of the anchors include an anchor tip that extends outward away from the rod.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.