Heart valve prosthesis

- Medtronic CoreValve LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of a heart valve prosthesis showing our new design; and,

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof.

The broken lines in the Figures show portions of the heart valve prosthesis which form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a heart valve prosthesis, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D812226
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 19, 2015
Date of Patent: Mar 6, 2018
Assignee: Medtronic CoreValve LLC (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Than Nguyen (Placentia, CA), Hung Nguyen (Garden Grove, CA), Mykim Nguyen (Santa Ana, CA), Stanley Komatsu (Laguna Hills, CA), Robert Michiels (Laguna Hills, CA)
Primary Examiner: Charles Hanson
Application Number: 29/505,733
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Prosthesis Or Implant (D24/155)