`Medtronic, Inc., Medtronic Vascular, Inc.,
`& Medtronic Corevalve, LLC
`v. Troy R. Norred, M.D.
`Case IPR2014-00110
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`I, Stephen]. Lombardo, declare as follows:
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`1.
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`I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of Columbia,
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`Missouri. My post office address is the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace
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`Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211
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`2.
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`I am currently employed as a Professor in the Mechanical and
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`Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Missouri.
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`3.
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`From 1997 until 2003, I was employed as an Assistant Professor
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`in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Missouri.
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`4.
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`In spring 2000, while I was employed as an assistant professor in
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`the Chemical Engineering Department at
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`the University of Missouri,
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`I was
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`approached by Dr. Troy R. Norred about a project he was working on concerning a
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`prosthetic aortic valve adapted for percutaneous placement.
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`5.
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`Dr. Norred explained to me his ideas about prosthetic aortic valve
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`adapted for percutaneous placement and we discussed if I could supply an engineering
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`perspective on this. These discussions lead the question of whether or not a prosthetic
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`aortic valve could be held in place by a stent that was within the size range tolerated
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`by the adult human anatomy without rupturing the aorta using mainly the frictional
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`forces between the stent and the aorta. I indicated I could work on such a model if he
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`provided me with detailed anatomical information.
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`NORRED EXHIBIT 2096 - Page 2
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`6.
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`Over a period of weeks, Dr. Norred and I spoke as I gathered
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`from him information about the aorta and the conditions within the aorta that might
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`affect the ability of a stent to anchor in place.
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`7.
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`In early—to-rnid June, 2000, I worked on developing initial drafts
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`of the model. The model addressed aspects of whether a prosthetic aortic valve could
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`be held in place by a stent that was within the size range tolerated by the adult human
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`anatomy. A copy of the model I provided to Dr. Norred is Exhibit 2084 and Exhibit
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`21 5. My handwritten notes are Exhibit 2019 and Exhibit 2119.
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`I hereby declare under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of
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`America that the foregoing is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge and
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`understanding.
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`Stephen J. ombard
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