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Collapsible caged-ball prosthetic valve for transcatheter delivery and method of use

  • US 8,956,405 B2
  • Filed: 06/04/2013
  • Issued: 02/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A valve having a proximal end and a distal end, the valve comprising:

  • an expandable valve body extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the valve, the valve body defining a lumen; and

    an obstructer retained between the proximal and distal ends of the valve and within the lumen of the valve body when the valve is in an expanded configuration, the obstructer longitudinally moveable within the lumen;

    the valve body being an expandable mesh, the expandable mesh including end loops at the distal end of the expandable valve body, the one end of the expandable valve body further comprising an end ring interconnecting the end loops, the end ring defining an end lumen opening.

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