Device for in situ positioning of cardiac valve prosthesis

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8470024
APP PUB NO 20080147180A1
SERIAL NO

11612968

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An instrument for positioning a cardiac valve prosthesis in a vessel includes a wire element to slidingly guide the valve prosthesis towards an implantation site and an expandable element coupled to the wire element. The expandable element is expandable in the vessel to position the wire element in association with the implantation site. A method for positioning a cardiac valve prosthesis includes securing a delivery instrument at an appropriate location at the implantation site and delivering the valve prosthesis to the implantation site using the delivery instrument.

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  • SORIN GROUP ITALIA S.R.L.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gaschino, Paolo Castagneto Po-Torino, IT 37 3254
Ghione, Laura Turin, IT 13 1495
Manasse, Eric Milan, IT 14 1795
Righini, Giovanni Chivasso-Torino, IT 41 4857
Rolando, Giovanni Chavasso-Torino, IT 58 5058
Shin, Dong Ik Poway, US 34 775

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