Transcatheter valve prosthesis
First Claim
1. A heart valve system, the system comprising:
- a radially self-expandable tubular body having an inflow end and an outflow end, the tubular body including a plurality of beams at the outflow end of the tubular body; and
a valve coupled to the outflow end of the tubular body such that an entirety of the valve is distal of the inflow end of the tubular body, the valve including a plurality of valve leaflets,wherein;
each valve leaflet is supported by only two beams of the plurality of beams,connection points link the inflow end of the tubular body and the plurality of beams, a number of connection points being equivalent to a number of the valve leaflets, andeach beam of the plurality of beams is directly connected to an adjacent beam so that the plurality of beams extends the entire circumferential length of the tubular body at the outflow end.
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Abstract
A heart valve system, the system including a radially self-expandable tubular body, a valve, and a tubular fabric. The tubular body having an inflow end and an outflow end. The valve being coupled to the tubular body and including a plurality of valve leaflets. The valve leaflet being supported by only two beams of the plurality of beams, and connection points linking the inflow end of the tubular body and the plurality of beams. A number of connection points being equivalent to a number of the valve leaflets. Additionally, each beam of the plurality of beams being directly connected to an adjacent beam so that the plurality of beams extends the entire circumferential length of the tubular body at the outflow end.
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1. A heart valve system, the system comprising:
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a radially self-expandable tubular body having an inflow end and an outflow end, the tubular body including a plurality of beams at the outflow end of the tubular body; and a valve coupled to the outflow end of the tubular body such that an entirety of the valve is distal of the inflow end of the tubular body, the valve including a plurality of valve leaflets, wherein; each valve leaflet is supported by only two beams of the plurality of beams, connection points link the inflow end of the tubular body and the plurality of beams, a number of connection points being equivalent to a number of the valve leaflets, and each beam of the plurality of beams is directly connected to an adjacent beam so that the plurality of beams extends the entire circumferential length of the tubular body at the outflow end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A heart valve system, the system comprising:
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a radially self-expandable tubular body having an inflow end and an outflow end; and a valve coupled to the tubular body, the valve including a plurality of valve leaflets, wherein; the valve is coupled to the outflow end of the tubular body such that the valve leaflets extend distally of the outflow end of the tubular body in an outflow direction, and the inflow end of the tubular body is connected to the outflow end of the tubular body at connection points, a number of connection points being equivalent to a number of the valve leaflets. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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