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Gregory G. Brucker0
Robert A. Van Tassel0
Robert S. Schwartz0
Skott E. Greenhalgh0
Wesley Pedersen0
Date of Patent
November 17, 2009
0Patent Application Number
108564940
Date Filed
May 27, 2004
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Patent abstract
The present invention provides an aortic valvuloplasty catheter which, in one preferred embodiment, has a tapered distal balloon segment that anchors within the left ventricle outflow track of the patient's heart and a rounded proximal segment which conforms to the aortic sinuses forcing the valve leaflets open. In addition, this embodiment of the valvuloplasty catheter includes a fiber-based balloon membrane, a distal pigtail end hole catheter tip, and a catheter sheath.
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