US 11,717,408 B2
Implantable valve device
Sean Chambers, Bloomington, IN (US); and Ram Paul, Bloomington, IN (US)
Assigned to Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US)
Filed by Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/925,397.
Application 16/925,397 is a continuation of application No. 15/414,794, filed on Jan. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,722,365.
Application 15/414,794 is a continuation of application No. 12/252,918, filed on Oct. 16, 2008, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/980,770, filed on Oct. 17, 2007.
Prior Publication US 2020/0337844 A1, Oct. 29, 2020
Int. Cl. A61F 2/24 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/2475 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0058 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0098 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support frame for implantation in a recipient vessel, said support frame having a longitudinal axis and comprising:
a first connector segment, a second connector segment, and a third connector segment, the first connector segment disposed substantially opposite the second connector segment with respect to said longitudinal axis, the first connector segment and the second connector segment substantially parallel to each other, the third connector segment disposed circumferentially between the first connector segment and the second connector segment with respect to said longitudinal axis, the third connector segment defining an outwardly-projecting curve extending away from the longitudinal axis; and
a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion and the distal portion connected by the first connector segment, the second connector segment, and the third connector segment;
wherein the outwardly-projecting curve extends from the proximal portion toward the distal portion and away from the longitudinal axis when implanted in said recipient vessel.