Actively controllable stent, stent graft, heart valve and method of controlling same

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PATENT NO 9566178
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13656717

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Sealable and repositionable implant devices are provided with features that increase the ability of implants such as endovascular grafts and valves to be precisely deployed or re-deployed, with better in situ accommodation to the local anatomy of the targeted recipient anatomic site, and/or with the ability for post-deployment adjustment to accommodate anatomic changes that might compromise the efficacy of the implant. A surgical implant includes an implant body and a selectively adjustable assembly attached to the implant body, the assembly having adjustable elements and being operable to cause a configuration change in a portion of the implant body and, thereby, permit implantation of the implant body within an anatomic orifice to effect a seal therein under normal physiological conditions.

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  • EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CARDIAQ LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bales,, Jr Thomas O Miami, US 130 26931
Cartledge, Richard George Boca Raton, US 27 198
Deville, Derek Dee Coral Gables, US 177 68733
Kirk, Michael Walter Miami, US 21 1739
Kline, Korey Miami, US 54 7983
Mendez, Max Pierre Miami, US 21 1780
Palmer, Matthew A Miami, US 244 79430
Rivera, Carlos Cooper City, US 89 26531
Smith, Kevin W Coral Gables, US 382 96452

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