Systems and methods for delivering a medical implant

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7988724
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11706549

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The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for endovascularly delivering and releasing a prosthesis, e.g., an aortic prosthesis, within and/or across a patient's native heart valve, referred to hereinafter as replacing the patient's heart valve. In some embodiments the delivery system comprises a plurality of first actuatable element adapted to engage a plurality of second elements in a first configuration to capture the implant within the delivery system, and wherein the plurality of first actuatable element are adapted to engage the plurality of second elements in a second configuration and to release the implant from the delivery system.

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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
Argento, Claudio Los Gatos, US 107 7740
Brandt, Brian D San Jose, US 87 23945
Dueri, Jean-Pierre Stockton, US 95 20384
Haug, Ulrich R Campbell, US 68 27474
Hildebrand, Daniel Menlo Park, US 71 11184
Morejohn, Dwight P Davis, US 142 37480
Salahieh, Amr Saratoga, US 244 52288
Saul, Tom El Granada, US 204 25542
Valencia, Hans F San Jose, US 88 26328

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