Heart valve anchor and method

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APP PUB NO 20050137687A1
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10746240

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Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. In some embodiments the apparatus includes an expandable anchor with a lip region and a skirt region; and a replacement valve, wherein the lip region and skirt region are configured for percutaneous expansion to engage leaflets of the heart valve. The invention is also a method for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of endovascularly delivering apparatus including an anchor having lip and skirt regions, and a replacement valve coupled to the anchor, to a vicinity of the heart valve in a collapsed delivery configuration; and expanding the apparatus such that leaflets of the heart valve are captured between the lip and skirt regions of the anchor.

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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INCONCE SCIMED PLACE MAPLE GROVE MN 55311-1566

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brandt, Brian D Santa Clara, CA 83 22214
Dueri, Jean-Pierre Stockton, CA 94 18953
Geshlider, Robert A San Francisco, CA 53 21539
Haug, Ulrich R Campbell, CA 68 25710
Krolik, Jeff Campbell, CA 33 12005
Morejohn, Dwight P Davis, CA 142 34959
Salahieh, Amr Saratoga, CA 238 48274
Valencia, Hans F Berkeley, CA 87 24610

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