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SHOCKWAVE VALVULOPLASTY WITH MULTIPLE BALLOONS

  • US 20140046353A1
  • Filed: 08/08/2013
  • Published: 02/13/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for treatment of a heart valve, wherein the heart valve has a plurality of cusps each having a concave portion, comprising:

  • a first elongate body;

    a first balloon sealably enclosing a portion of the first elongate body;

    a first shock wave source coupled to the first elongate body and enclosed within the first balloon;

    a second elongate body;

    a second balloon sealably enclosing a portion of the second elongate body;

    a second shock wave source coupled to the second elongate body and enclosed within the second balloon; and

    wherein the first and second balloons are independently inflatable with a liquid and are sized and shaped such that when inflated with the liquid, a portion of the balloons contact the valve, and wherein the portion of the balloons that contact the valve approximate the size and shape of a concave portion of a valvular cusp.

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