Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Scoring catheter and method for treating diseased heart valves
- Patent Title (中): 评估导管和治疗患病心脏瓣膜的方法
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Application No.: US12478164Application Date: 2009-06-04
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Publication No.: US08398662B2Publication Date: 2013-03-19
- Inventor: Juan F. Granada , Knut Sauerteig
- Applicant: Juan F. Granada , Knut Sauerteig
- Applicant Address: DE Oberpfaffenhofen
- Assignee: Bavaria Medizin Technologie GmbH
- Current Assignee: Bavaria Medizin Technologie GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Oberpfaffenhofen
- Agency: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.
- Main IPC: A61B17/32
- IPC: A61B17/32

Abstract:
The present invention provides a valvuloplasty catheter which has a scoring element at its distal part to score stenotic, calcified heart valves in radial direction and to make the single valve flaps/leaflets work again. In addition to this, the device could comprise an attached balloon to post-dilate the valve after the scoring procedure. To reduce a future recalcification, the scoring element and/or the balloon have a pharmacologic coating on their outer surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090306582A1 SCORING CATHETER AND METHOD FOR TREATING DISEASED HEART VALVES Public/Granted day:2009-12-10
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