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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING VALVE STENOSIS

  • US 20120245607A1
  • Filed: 09/19/2011
  • Published: 09/27/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for treating cardiac valve stenoses, said method comprising:

  • positioning an expansible shell inside a stenosed cardiac valve annulus;

    expanding the shell to engage a plurality of scoring elements present on an external surface of the shell against the annulus;

    maintaining the shell expansion for a time sufficient for the scoring elements to disrupt the stenoses; and

    contracting the shell.

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