Heart valve docking devices and implanting methods
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1. A system for securing a prosthetic heart valve at a native heart valve of a heart of a patient, the system comprising:
- a docking device comprising a first set of one or more coils and a second set of one or more coils, and a central axis extending through the first set of one or more coils and the second set of one or more coils; and
a prosthetic heart valve configured to be held in the docking device;
wherein the docking device is configured to assume an axially expanded state wherein the entire first set of one or more coils is positioned on a first side of the second set of one or more coils relative to the central axis; and
wherein the docking device is configured to assume an axially compressed state wherein a first coil of the first set of one or more coils is positioned on a second side of at least a portion of the second set of one or more coils opposite to the first side relative to the central axis.
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Abstract
A device is in various embodiments configured to repair a native heart valve or to secure a prosthetic heart valve within a native valve of the heart of a patient. Embodiments of the device include at least an upper coil and a lower coil, where the device is configured to assume an axially expanded state where the entire upper coil is positioned on a first side of the lower coil relative to the central axis, and an axially compressed state where at least a portion of the upper coil is positioned on a second side of at least a portion of the lower coil opposite to the first side relative to the central axis.
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1. A system for securing a prosthetic heart valve at a native heart valve of a heart of a patient, the system comprising:
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a docking device comprising a first set of one or more coils and a second set of one or more coils, and a central axis extending through the first set of one or more coils and the second set of one or more coils; and a prosthetic heart valve configured to be held in the docking device; wherein the docking device is configured to assume an axially expanded state wherein the entire first set of one or more coils is positioned on a first side of the second set of one or more coils relative to the central axis; and wherein the docking device is configured to assume an axially compressed state wherein a first coil of the first set of one or more coils is positioned on a second side of at least a portion of the second set of one or more coils opposite to the first side relative to the central axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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