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Sealing Member For Prosthetic Heart Valve - EP3634315

The patent EP3634315 was granted to Edwards Lifesciences on May 15, 2024. The application was originally filed on May 31, 2018 under application number EP18809466A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3634315

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
Application Number
EP18809466A
Filing Date
May 31, 2018
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Apr 12, 2024
Publication Date
May 15, 2024
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MEDTRONICFeb 13, 2025ZIMMERMANN & PARTNER PATENTANWALTE MBBADMISSIBLE

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (2) New

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OPPOSITION- Holoshitz Noa, Kavinsky Clifford J, Hijazi Ziyad M, "The Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve for Calcific Aortic Stenosis: A Review of the Valve, Procedure, and Current Literature", Cardiol Ther, (20121030), vol. 1, no. 6, doi:10.1007/s401, pages 1 - 17, XP093261871
OPPOSITION- Thomas Walther et al, "Trans-catheter valve-in-valve implantation:hydrodynamic performance of the SAPIEN+cloth trans-catheter heart valve in the Carpentier-Edwards Perimount valves", EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY., SPRINGER VERLAG, BERLIN., DE, DE , (20110221), vol. 40, no. 5, doi:10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.02.056, ISSN 1010-7940, pages 1120 - 1126, XP028313699

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