Heart valve prosthesis

Description

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

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 3 is another side view thereof.

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

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Nguyen; Than (Placentia, CA), Nguyen; Hung (Garden Grove, CA), Nguyen; Mykim (Santa Ana, CA), Komatsu; Stanley (Laguna Hills, CA), Michiels; Robrecht (Laguna Hills, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Nguyen; Than Nguyen; Hung Nguyen; Mykim Komatsu; Stanley Michiels; Robrecht Placentia Garden Grove Santa Ana Laguna Hills Laguna Hills CA CA CA CA CA US US US US US
Assignee:	Medtronic Corevalve, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Family ID:	37420182
Appl. No.:	D/399,122
Filed:	August 9, 2011

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	13072194	Mar 25, 2011	8226710
	11128826	May 13, 2005	7914569

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Current U.S. Class:	D24/155
Current CPC Class:	A61F2/2415 20130101; A61F2/2412 20130101; A61F2/2418 20130101; A61F2220/0058 20130101; Y10S623/90 20130101; A61F2220/005 20130101; A61F2230/0067 20130101; A61F2220/0075 20130101; A61F2250/0039 20130101; A61F2230/0054 20130101; A61F2230/008 20130101
Current International Class:	2402
Field of Search:	;D24/155,156,133,152,154,135,141,144-146,151 ;606/194,198 ;623/23.54,23.7,1.16,903,1.29 ;604/1.02,103.02 ;128/204.18

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Primary Examiner: Simmons; Ian
Assistant Examiner: Hanson; Charles