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US 2014/0155991 A1Published application
Prosthetic valve implant site preparation techniques
AssigneePhoenix Biomedical Corporation
InventorsDavid C. FORSTER, Brian BECKEY, Brandon WALSH, Scott HENEVELD
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Abstract
Prosthetic valves implantation methods and systems, especially as related to preparing the native site of a native stenotic or incompetent aortic valve for receipt of a prosthetic replacement valve are described. The subject tools and associated site preparation techniques may be employed in percutaneous aortic valve replacement procedures.
Claims20
An apparatus for the modification of tissue in a patient, comprising:
- an elongate shaft;
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- a tissue modification device coupled with the elongate shaft, the tissue modification device configured to mechanically modify target tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.