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Heart valve annulus device and method uf using same

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Assignee: MVRX INCPriority: Sep 20, 2000Filed: Feb 15, 2011Published: Jun 9, 2011
Est. expirySep 20, 2020(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:John A. Macoviak
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Abstract

A heart valve implant has a body sized and configured to rest near or within a heart valve annulus. A plurality of spaced-apart retainers extend outwardly from the body to contact tissue near or within the heart valve annulus. The retainers are sized and configured to secure the body to the heart valve annulus. The implant can be secured, e.g., without the use of sutures.

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1 . A heart valve implant comprising
 a body sized and configured to rest near or within a heart valve annulus, and   a plurality of spaced-apart retainers extending outwardly from the body to contact tissue near or within the heart valve annulus, the retainers being sized and configured to secure the body to the heart valve annulus.

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