Heart valve anchor and method

Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. In some embodiments the apparatus includes an expandable anchor with a lip region and a skirt region; and a replacement valve, wherein the lip region and skirt region are configured for percutaneous expansion to engage leaflets of...

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Main Authors HAUG ULRICH R, GESHLIDER ROBERT A, BRANDT BRIAN D, KROLIK JEFF, VALENCIA HANS F, MOREJOHN DWIGHT P, DUERI JEAN-PIERRE, SALAHIEH AMR
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.06.2005
Edition7
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. In some embodiments the apparatus includes an expandable anchor with a lip region and a skirt region; and a replacement valve, wherein the lip region and skirt region are configured for percutaneous expansion to engage leaflets of the heart valve. The invention is also a method for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of endovascularly delivering apparatus including an anchor having lip and skirt regions, and a replacement valve coupled to the anchor, to a vicinity of the heart valve in a collapsed delivery configuration; and expanding the apparatus such that leaflets of the heart valve are captured between the lip and skirt regions of the anchor.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20030746240