Annuloplasty device with removable stiffening element

Details Annuloplasty device with removable stiffening element Annuloplasty device with removable stiffening element

1996-12-06

1998-02-10

Prebilic, Paul B.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Heart valve

Having rigid or semirigid pivoting occluder

623900, 623 1, 606 1, A61F 224

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057163979

ABSTRACT:
A fully flexible annuloplasty ring is temporarily stiffened during implantation by inserting a withdrawable stiffening wire into a lumen of the ring. The annuloplasty ring has a lumen which is able to hold the stiffener prior to and during insertion. The stiffener includes a portion extending out of the lumen which can be pulled to withdraw the stiffener once the implant has been implanted.

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Medtronic Product Specification: "Duran Flexible Annuloplasty Ring", date Unknown.
Baxter Product Specification: "Carpentier-Edwards Prosthetic Rings Models 4500 and 4400 for Tricuspid and Mitral Valvuloplasty", 1991.
Baxter Product Specification: "Cosgrove-Edwards Annuloplasty System", Mitral Model 4600 w/Handle/Lanyard for Mitral Valvuloplasty, 1994.

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