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Prosthesis for retrieval and deployment

  • US 8,740,962 B2
  • Filed: 11/24/2010
  • Issued: 06/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for implantation into an atrial septum of a patient, the device comprising:

  • a cylindrical core defining a passage through the atrial septum;

    a flow control element comprising a valve within the passage;

    a first flange connected to the cylindrical core and adapted to engage a first surface of the atrial septum, wherein said first flange comprises a plurality of struts and apices, wherein each apex further comprises a bore;

    a plurality of retrieval legs extending from each apex and joined together; and

    a second flange connected to the cylindrical core and adapted to engage a second surface of the atrial septum.

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