(54) SUPPORTLESS ATRIOVENTRICULAR
HEART VALVE AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE
DELIVERY SYSTEMS THEREOF
(75) Inventors: Rodolfo C. Quijano, Laguna Hills, CA
(US); Than Nguyen, Placentia, CA
(US); Hosheng Tu, Newport Beach, CA
(US)
(73) Assignee: 3F Therapeutics, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 19 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 10/137,637
(22) Filed: May 2, 2002
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2003/0163194 Al Aug. 28, 2003
Related U.S. Application Data
(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 10/086,100, filed on Feb. 28, 2002, now Pat. No. 6,830,586.
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