Prosthetic heart devices having diagnostic capabilities
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1. A collapsible prosthetic device for implanting in a patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:
- a stent having a plurality of struts, a proximal end, a distal end, a lumenal surface and an ablumenal surface;
a valve assembly coupled to the stent, the valve assembly including a cuff and a plurality of leaflets, the cuff being disposed only over a portion of the stent so that the stent has an exposed portion in which neither the lumenal surface nor the ablumenal surface of the stent are covered by the cuff and a covered portion in which at least one of the lumenal surface or the ablumenal surface of the stent is covered by the cuff; and
at least one sensor coupled to the exposed portion of the stent distal of the valve assembly such that the at least one sensor is spaced from the cuff and the plurality of leaflets, the at least one sensor being configured to monitor the function of a therapeutic device within the patient'"'"'s heart, the sensor including a body, an induction coil disposed within the body and a capacitor in electrical communication with the induction coil.
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Abstract
A prosthetic device for implanting in a patient'"'"'s heart includes (i) a therapeutic device capable of restoring function to a native heart valve; and (ii) at least one sensor including a body, an inductor coil disposed within the body, and a capacitor in communication with the inductor coil, the at least one sensor being coupled to the therapeutic device, and being configured to monitor proper function of the therapeutic device within the patient'"'"'s heart.
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1. A collapsible prosthetic device for implanting in a patient'"'"'s heart, comprising:
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a stent having a plurality of struts, a proximal end, a distal end, a lumenal surface and an ablumenal surface; a valve assembly coupled to the stent, the valve assembly including a cuff and a plurality of leaflets, the cuff being disposed only over a portion of the stent so that the stent has an exposed portion in which neither the lumenal surface nor the ablumenal surface of the stent are covered by the cuff and a covered portion in which at least one of the lumenal surface or the ablumenal surface of the stent is covered by the cuff; and at least one sensor coupled to the exposed portion of the stent distal of the valve assembly such that the at least one sensor is spaced from the cuff and the plurality of leaflets, the at least one sensor being configured to monitor the function of a therapeutic device within the patient'"'"'s heart, the sensor including a body, an induction coil disposed within the body and a capacitor in electrical communication with the induction coil. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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