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Convertible annuloplasty ring configured to receive an expandable prosthetic heart valve

  • US 10,478,301 B2
  • Filed: 04/26/2017
  • Issued: 11/19/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An annuloplasty ring, comprising:

  • an annuloplasty support frame consisting of a single contiguous segment defining a circumferential shape surrounding a ring opening as seen when view from above, wherein the annuloplasty support frame is configured to transition from a first configuration to a second configuration only upon being subjected to a radially expansive force in vivo of at least 2 atm, and wherein in the first configuration the ring opening is “

    D”

    -shaped and in the second configuration the ring opening is more circular than the “

    D-shaped”

    first configuration, and wherein the annuloplasty support frame remains in the first configuration prior to being subjected to the radially expansive force and a transition from the first configuration to the second configuration occurs suddenly.

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