A device and method for improving the function of a heart valve
CA 2590199 C · Owner: Medtentia Ab · Inventors: Keraenen, Olli
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A device for improving the function of a heart valve has a first and a second shape. The device comprises two contact points wherein the device in the , first shape exhibits a distance between the two contact points essentially corresponding to a distance between two commissures of the heart valve and the device in the second shape exhibits an increased distance between the contact points. The device is in the first shape arranged for insertion to the heart valve to establish a contact between the contact points and the commissures. The device is transferable from said first shape to said second shape and the , device is in the second shape arranged for extending in abutment with …
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- Filed December 14, 2005 and granted January 21, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 14, 2025.
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