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 | , , , , , , , |
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
Published |
23.06.2005
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Edition | 7 |
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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. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US20030746240 |