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Prosthetic Heart Valve - EP4151181

The patent EP4151181 was granted to Edwards Lifesciences on Feb 28, 2024. The application was originally filed on Oct 5, 2011 under application number EP22206158A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP4151181

EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
Application Number
EP22206158A
Filing Date
Oct 5, 2011
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jan 26, 2024
Publication Date
Feb 28, 2024
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Patent Citations (18) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (25) New

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement System", Sadra Medical (accessed via the Wayback Machine), Sadra Medical (accessed via the Wayback Machine), URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20100507093726/http://sadramedical.com/products.html, XP093243751
OPPOSITION- C.A. Yankah, "Atlas of biological valves", Aortic Root Surgery - The Biological Solution, Heidelberg, Springer, (20091210), pages 591 - 598, ISBN 978-3-7985-1868-1, XP009559192
OPPOSITION- C.A. Yankah, M. Pasic, J. Stein, C. Detschades,H. Siniawski, R. Hetzer, "The changing role of pericardial tissue in biological valve surgery: 22 years’ experience with the Sorin Mitroflow stented pericardial valve", Aortic Root Surgery - The Biological Solution, Heidelberg, Springer, (20091210), pages 417 - 440, ISBN 978-3-7985-1868-1, XP009559191
OPPOSITION- D10b - CT AP 2010 Conference Programme
OPPOSITION- D11b - CT AP 2011 Conference Programme
OPPOSITION- D13 - Expert Opinion of Dr Ronald J Solar (13.09.24), submitted by the Opponent in the parallel UPC proceedings
OPPOSITION- D16 - Proprietor’s Submissions in Opposition of EP 2,749,254
OPPOSITION- D17 - Proprietor’s Submissions in England and Wales High Court Claim No. HC-2015-004574 (re: EP 2,749,254), Expert Opinion of Nigel P. Buller
OPPOSITION- D24 - Judgement in England and Wales High Court Claim No. HC-2015- 004574 (re: EP 2,749,254)
OPPOSITION- D31b - Bibliographic Information for D31a
OPPOSITION- D5b - Feldman et al. enlarged Figure 2
OPPOSITION- D7b - Online Publication of D7a (17.12.2009)
OPPOSITION- D9b - TCT AP 2009 Conference Programme
OPPOSITION- Furuta Akira, "Transcatheter aortic valve implantation {TAVI): Progress and recent outcomes in Europe and North America", Heart's - Selection 4, (20100101), vol. 42, no. 10, pages 1265 - 1275, XP093243773
OPPOSITION- Grube Eberhard, "New TAVI Devices: More of the Same or Meaningful Differences?", Angioplasty Summit TCT AP, (20100428), vol. 15, no. 26, doi:10.1021/acsami.3c03552, pages 31403 - 31408, XP093243762
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OPPOSITION- Lutz Buellesfeld, Et Al, "Percutaneous implantation of the first repositionable aortic valve prosthesis in a patient with severe aortic stenosis", CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS, WILEY-LISS, NEW YORK, NY,, US, US , (20080401), vol. 71, no. 5, doi:10.1002/ccd.21470, ISSN 1522-1946, pages 579 - 584, XP055338603
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OPPOSITION- Martens Sven, Hetzer Roland, Weng Yuguo, Yankah A. Charles, Yankah Charles Abraham, " Sutureless equine aortic valve replacement; ", Martens Sven, Hetzer Roland, Weng Yuguo, Yankah A. Charles, Yankah Charles Abraham, C.A. YANKAH, Y. WENG, R. HETZER, Aortic Root Surgery - The Biological Solution, Heidelberg, Springer, (20091210), pages 57 - 63, doi:10.1007/978-3-7985-1869-8_6, ISBN 978-3-7985-1868-1, XP009559190
OPPOSITION- Dieter Stoeckel, Alan Pelton, Tom Duerig, "Self-expanding nitinol stents: material and design considerations", European Radiology, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Berlin/Heidelberg, Berlin/Heidelberg, (20040201), vol. 14, no. 2, doi:10.1007/s00330-003-2022-5, ISSN 0938-7994, pages 292 - 301, XP055604936
OPPOSITION- STOECKEL D, BONSIGNORE C, DUDA S, "A SURVEY OF STENT DESIGNS", MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPY & ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES, Taylor & Francis, GB, GB , (20020101), vol. 11, no. 04, doi:10.1080/136457002760273340, ISSN 1364-5706, pages 137 - 147, XP008025542
OPPOSITION- Tamburino Corrado, Barbanti Marco, Capodanno Davide, Ussia Gian, "Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: What has been Done and What is Going to be Done", Future cardiology, Future Medicine, (20100117), vol. 6, no. 1, doi:10.2217/fca.09.53, ISSN 1744-8298, pages 83 - 95, XP009559178

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