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Valve prosthesis and method for delivery

  • US 10,213,302 B2
  • Filed: 06/24/2015
  • Issued: 02/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A valve prosthesis comprising:

  • a valve body; and

    a unitary frame includinga first tubular portion connected to the valve body, anda second tubular portion configured to contact and conform to a native valve annulus in situ,the unitary frame havinga delivery configuration in which the first tubular portion is positioned in series with the second tubular portion along a longitudinal axis of the unitary frame and the first tubular portion is longitudinally adjacent to the second tubular portion, andan expanded configuration in which the first tubular portion is positioned within an interior area of the second tubular portion, such that the second tubular portion surrounds the first tubular portion and both of the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion extend parallel to the longitudinal axis of the unitary frame.

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