Methods and systems for cardiac valve delivery

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8790396
APP PUB NO 20070027534A1
SERIAL NO

11492486

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The present invention provides systems and methods for the repair, removal, and/or replacement of heart valves. The methods comprise introducing a delivery system into the heart, wherein a prosthesis is disposed on the delivery member attached to the delivery system, advancing the prosthesis to the target site, and disengaging the prosthesis from the delivery member at the target site for implantation. The present invention also provides implant systems for delivering a prosthesis to a target site in or near the heart. In one embodiment of the present invention, the implant system comprises a delivery system, an access system, and a prosthesis.

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MEDTRONIC 3F THERAPEUTICS INC1 JENNER #100 IRVINE CA 92618

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Bergheim, Bjarne Laguna Hills, US 67 5459
Cuevas, Walter Lake Forest, US 4 711
DuMontelle, Jeffrey P Irvine, US 24 1444

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