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US 7,320,704 B2Granted
Nonstented temporary valve for cardiovascular therapy
AssigneeDirect Flow Medical, Inc.
InventorsRandall T. Lashinski, Gordon B. Bishop
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Abstract
A method of treating a patient utilizes a temporary valve. In one embodiment, an inflatable structure of a temporary valve is inflated at a cardiovascular site in fluid communication with a native valve. At least a portion of the native valve is removed translumenally. A prosthetic valve is deployed to compliment or replace a native valve. The temporary valve is removed.
Claims36
A temporary heart valve catheter, for enabling minimally invasive procedures on a valve in a beating heart, comprising:
- an elongate, flexible catheter body, having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a valve on the distal end, the valve comprising an inflatable structure;
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- at least one link between the catheter and the valve to prevent detachment of the valve from the catheter.
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