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Patent Inventor Names
David Celermajer0
Hiroatsu Sugimoto0
Stephen J. Forcucci0
Edward McNamara0
Date of Patent
October 25, 2011
0Patent Application Number
127198330
Date Filed
March 8, 2010
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Patent abstract
Several unique intracardiac pressure vents, placement catheters, methods of placement and methods of treating heart failure are presented. The intracardiac pressure vents presented allow sufficient flow from the left atrium to the right atrium to relieve elevated left atrial pressure and resulting patient symptoms. In an aspect of the invention, the interatrial device comprises portions that are more flexible or less flexible than another portion of the device.
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