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Degenerative Valvular Disease Specific Annuloplasty Rings

  • US 20090177276A1
  • Filed: 09/11/2008
  • Published: 07/09/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of implanting an annuloplasty ring at a patient'"'"'s valve annulus afflicted by a degenerative heart valve disease, comprising:

  • measuring the size of the valve annulus;

    referencing the characteristic shape of the annulus of a heart valve afflicted by the degenerative heart valve disease;

    selecting an annuloplasty ring having a size and shape that corresponds to the characteristic shape of the degenerative heart valve disease for that annulus size; and

    implanting the selected annuloplasty ring at the patient'"'"'s valve annulus.

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