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DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IN-VIVO PRESSURE

  • US 20110218479A1
  • Filed: 05/16/2011
  • Published: 09/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for reducing elevated left atrial pressure, the device comprising:

  • a shunt element configured to define a passageway between the left atrium and right atrium through the atrial septum,said shunt element comprising a valve element configured to regulate blood flow between the left atrium and the right atrium through the shunt element, the valve element being constantly ajar; and

    a support structure configured to support the shunt element in a hole through the atrial septum.

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