BIOCOMPATIBLE FOAM OCCLUSION DEVICE FOR SELF-EXPANDING HEART VALVES

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APP PUB NO 20140277388A1
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13797466

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A self-expandable ring seals a gap between a medical device and adjacent body tissue. The ring is disposed about the medical device and configured to self-expand from a first radius in a compressed condition to a second radius in an expanded condition, the second radius being greater than the first radius. The ring may be formed from a compliant biocompatible foam configured and arranged to conform to the body tissue.

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ST JUDE MEDICAL CARDIOLOGY DIVISION INC177 EAST COUNTY ROAD B ST PAUL MN 55117

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Skemp, Benedict Golden Valley, US 4 178

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