Repositionable heart valve and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8231670
APP PUB NO 20090054969A1
SERIAL NO

12264082

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A method for percutaneously replacing a heart valve of a patient. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of percutaneously delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve in an unexpanded configuration; expanding the anchor to a deployed configuration in which the anchor contacts tissue at a first anchor site; repositioning the anchor to a second anchor site; and deploying the anchor at the second anchor site.

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

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brandt, Brian D Santa Clara, US 87 23945
Dueri, Jean-Pierre Stockton, US 95 20384
Geshlider, Robert A San Francisco, US 53 22963
Haug, Ulrich R Campbell, US 68 27474
Krolik, Jeff Campbell, US 33 12786
Morejohn, Dwight P Davis, US 142 37480
Salahieh, Amr Saratoga, US 244 52288
Valencia, Hans F Berkeley, US 88 26328

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