Bioprosthetic heart valve and implantation device
CA 2266907 C · Owner: Baxter International Inc. · Inventors: Nguyen, Diana; Cosgrove, Delos M.; Rhee, Richard
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In general, the present invention , comprises a holding apparatus for facilitating implantation of a prosthetic heart valve within a mammalian heart. The holding apparatus generally comprises a cage or enclosure having a heart valve prosthesis retention space defined therewith. The proximal end of the holding apparatus is releasably attached to the proximal end of the heart valve prosthesis such that, when the holding apparatus is advanced in a forward direction a "pulling" force will be exerted upon the proximal end of the prosthesis, rather than a "pushing" force being exerted upon the distal end of the prosthesis. The releasable attachment of the prosthesis to the holding apparatus …
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- Filed September 23, 1997 and granted November 28, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 23, 2017.
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