Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sealing structure for heart valve implants
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Application No.: US15523927Application Date: 2015-11-24
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Publication No.: US10709821B2Publication Date: 2020-07-14
- Inventor: Jens Ulmer , Nicolas Degen , Urs Huber
- Applicant: BIOTRONIK AG
- Applicant Address: CH Buelach
- Assignee: BIOTRONIK AG
- Current Assignee: BIOTRONIK AG
- Current Assignee Address: CH Buelach
- Agency: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd
- Agent Steven P. Fallon
- International Application: PCT/EP2015/077464 WO 20151124
- International Announcement: WO2016/083352 WO 20160602
- Main IPC: A61F2/24
- IPC: A61F2/24 ; A61L31/04 ; A61L27/20 ; A61L29/04 ; A61B17/12 ; A61F2/06 ; A61F2/07 ; A61F2/08 ; A61L24/00 ; A61L24/08 ; A61L27/50 ; A61L27/54 ; A61L29/16 ; A61L31/10 ; A61L31/16 ; A61N1/362 ; A61N1/375 ; A61N1/39 ; B30B11/00 ; C12P19/04 ; D21C5/00 ; A61L31/14 ; A61L27/36 ; A61L27/56 ; A61F2/915 ; A61L27/58 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A heart valve implant comprising a supporting stent, a heart valve element, and a skirt. The skirt includes or is formed of at least one molded body, wherein the molded body is made of dried treated bacterial cellulose that has a swelling capacity that is greater than untreated bacterial cellulose of the same type.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170354765A1 SEALING STRUCTURE FOR HEART VALVE IMPLANTS Public/Granted day:2017-12-14
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