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Actively controllable heart valve implant and method of controlling same

  • US 10,226,335 B2
  • Filed: 06/22/2016
  • Issued: 03/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A mitral valve implant, comprising:

  • an expandable mitral valve lattice having an inflow end portion and an outflow end portion;

    a self-expanding valve trampoline lattice attached to the outflow end portion of the mitral valve lattice;

    a self-expanding skirt lattice attached to an exterior surface of the mitral valve lattice, wherein the skirt lattice is covered by a fluid-resistant material; and

    a plurality of jack screws rotatably connected to the mitral valve lattice,wherein the mitral valve lattice is configured to self-expand from a compressed configuration to a first expanded configuration, andwherein the jack screws are configured to expand the mitral valve lattice from the first expanded configuration to a second expanded configuration, which is radially larger than the first expanded configuration.

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