System and method for implanting an expandable medical device in

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1998-03-27

1999-11-09

Willse, David H.

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

Heart valve

Having rigid or semirigid pivoting occluder

623 3, A61F 224

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059805706

ABSTRACT:
A system and method are disclosed for implanting a medical device (12) into a body. The medical device (12) has an expanded state and a collapsed state and is inserted into the body while in the collapsed state. The medical device (12) is positioned proximate a desired implant site (14) in the body, and the medical device (12) is expanded to the expanded state by filling the medical device (12) with a hardenable fluid (18). The hardenable fluid (18) is then hardened such that the medical device (12) is set in the expanded state at the desired implant site (14).

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patent: 3875595 (1975-04-01), Froning
patent: 5037442 (1991-08-01), Wintermantel et al.
patent: 5236460 (1993-08-01), Barber

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