Transcatheter prosthetic heart valve delivery system with recapturing feature and method
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1. A method of recapturing a deployed stented prosthetic heart valve at an implantation site, the method comprising:
- receiving a delivery system loaded with a radially expandable prosthetic heart valve having a frame to which a valve structure is attached, the delivery system comprising an outer sheath over an inner sheath, the inner sheath containing the prosthetic heart valve in a compressed arrangement over an inner shaft assembly in a loaded state of the delivery system;
delivering the prosthetic heart valve in the compressed arrangement through a bodily lumen of a patient and to the implantation site via the delivery system in the loaded state;
proximally retracting the inner sheath relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that a distal region of the prosthetic heart valve is exposed distal the inner sheath, wherein the distal region self-expands toward a deployed arrangement;
evaluating a position of the prosthetic heart valve relative to the implantation site;
distally advancing the outer sheath relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that the outer sheath is arranged over the prosthetic heart valve to cause the distal region of the prosthetic heart valve to transition toward a collapsed arrangement to recapture the prosthetic heart valve within the outer sheath, andproximally advancing the inner shaft assembly simultaneously with distally advancing the outer sheath to position the outer sheath over the distal region of the prosthetic heart valve to transition toward the collapsed arrangement to recapture the prosthetic heart valve within the outer sheath.
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Abstract
A delivery system for percutaneously deploying a prosthetic heart valve. The system includes an inner shaft assembly, a delivery sheath capsule and a handle maintaining a first actuator and a second actuator. The capsule is configured to compressively retain the prosthetic heart valve over the inner shaft assembly. The first actuator is operated to proximally retract the delivery sheath capsule and expose the prosthetic heart valve relative to the capsule. The second actuator is operated to proximally retract the prosthetic heart valve by transmitting forces to the inner shaft assembly.
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1. A method of recapturing a deployed stented prosthetic heart valve at an implantation site, the method comprising:
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receiving a delivery system loaded with a radially expandable prosthetic heart valve having a frame to which a valve structure is attached, the delivery system comprising an outer sheath over an inner sheath, the inner sheath containing the prosthetic heart valve in a compressed arrangement over an inner shaft assembly in a loaded state of the delivery system; delivering the prosthetic heart valve in the compressed arrangement through a bodily lumen of a patient and to the implantation site via the delivery system in the loaded state; proximally retracting the inner sheath relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that a distal region of the prosthetic heart valve is exposed distal the inner sheath, wherein the distal region self-expands toward a deployed arrangement; evaluating a position of the prosthetic heart valve relative to the implantation site; distally advancing the outer sheath relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that the outer sheath is arranged over the prosthetic heart valve to cause the distal region of the prosthetic heart valve to transition toward a collapsed arrangement to recapture the prosthetic heart valve within the outer sheath, and proximally advancing the inner shaft assembly simultaneously with distally advancing the outer sheath to position the outer sheath over the distal region of the prosthetic heart valve to transition toward the collapsed arrangement to recapture the prosthetic heart valve within the outer sheath. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of recapturing a deployed stented prosthetic heart valve at an implantation site, the method comprising:
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receiving a delivery system loaded with a radially expandable prosthetic heart valve having a frame to which a valve structure is attached, the delivery system comprising an outer sheath over an inner sheath, the inner sheath containing the prosthetic heart valve in a compressed arrangement over an inner shaft assembly in a loaded state of the delivery system; delivering the prosthetic heart valve in the compressed arrangement through a bodily lumen of a patient and to the implantation site via the delivery system in the loaded state; proximally retracting the inner sheath relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that a distal region of the prosthetic heart valve is exposed distal the inner sheath, wherein the distal region self-expands towards a deployed arrangement; evaluating a position of the prosthetic heart valve relative to the implantation site; distally advancing the outer sheath relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that the outer sheath is arranged over the prosthetic heart valve to cause the distal region of the prosthetic heart valve to transition toward a collapsed arrangement to recapture the prosthetic heart valve within the outer sheath; and advancing the inner sheath relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that the inner and outer sheaths are both arranged over the prosthetic heart valve to cause the distal region of the prosthetic heart valve to transition toward the collapsed arrangement to recapture the prosthetic heart valve within the inner and outer sheaths. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of deploying a stented prosthetic heart valve at an implantation site, the method comprising:
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loading a prosthetic heart valve into a delivery system, the delivery system comprising an outer sheath assembly configured to be slidably disposed over an inner sheath assembly such that a distal region of the inner sheath assembly is exposed distal the outer sheath, the inner sheath assembly configured to be slidably disposed over an inner shaft assembly, a distal region of the inner sheath assembly containing the prosthetic heart valve in a compressed arrangement over the inner shaft assembly; delivering the prosthetic heart valve in the compressed arrangement through a bodily lumen of a patient and to the implantation site via the delivery system in the loaded state; proximally retracting the inner sheath relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that a distal region of the prosthetic heart valve is exposed distal the inner sheath, wherein the distal region self-expands toward a deployed arrangement; evaluating a position of the prosthetic heart valve relative to the implantation site; distally advancing the outer sheath relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that the outer sheath is arranged over the prosthetic heart valve to cause the distal region of the prosthetic heart valve to transition toward a collapsed arrangement within the outer sheath; proximally retracting the outer sheath from the collapsed prosthetic heart valve; proximally retracting the inner sheath from the collapsed prosthetic heart valve such that the prosthetic heart valve self-deploys from the inner shaft assembly; and distally advancing the inner and outer sheaths relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that the inner and outer sheaths are arranged over the prosthetic heart valve to cause the distal region of the prosthetic heart valve to transition toward the collapsed arrangement within the inner and outer sheaths. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of deploying a stented prosthetic heart valve at an implantation site, the method comprising:
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loading a prosthetic heart valve into a delivery system, the delivery system comprising an outer sheath assembly configured to be slidably disposed over an inner sheath assembly such that a distal region of the inner sheath assembly is exposed distal the outer sheath, the inner sheath assembly configured to be slidably disposed over an inner shaft assembly, a distal region of the inner sheath assembly containing the prosthetic heart valve in a compressed arrangement over the inner shaft assembly; delivering the prosthetic heart valve in the compressed arrangement through a bodily lumen of a patient and to the implantation site via the delivery system in the loaded state; proximally retracting the inner sheath relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that a distal region of the prosthetic heart valve is exposed distal the inner sheath, wherein the distal region self-expands toward a deployed arrangement; evaluating a position of the prosthetic heart valve relative to the implantation site; distally advancing the outer sheath relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that the outer sheath is arranged over the prosthetic heart valve to cause the distal region of the prosthetic heart valve to transition toward a collapsed arrangement within the outer sheath; proximally retracting the outer sheath from the collapsed prosthetic heart valve; proximally retracting the inner sheath from the collapsed prosthetic heart valve such that the prosthetic heart valve self-deploys from the inner shaft assembly; and proximally advancing the inner shaft assembly simultaneously with distally advancing the outer sheath to position the outer sheath over the distal region of the prosthetic heart valve to transition toward the collapsed arrangement to recapture the prosthetic heart valve within the outer sheath.
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18. A method of deploying a stented prosthetic heart valve at an implantation site, the method comprising:
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loading a prosthetic heart valve into a delivery system, the delivery system comprising an outer sheath assembly configured to be slidably disposed over an inner sheath assembly such that a distal region of the inner sheath assembly is exposed distal the outer sheath, the inner sheath assembly configured to be slidably disposed over an inner shaft assembly, a distal region of the inner sheath assembly containing the prosthetic heart valve in a compressed arrangement over the inner shaft assembly; delivering the prosthetic heart valve in the compressed arrangement through a bodily lumen of a patient and to the implantation site via the delivery system in the loaded state; proximally retracting the inner sheath relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that a distal region of the prosthetic heart valve is exposed distal the inner sheath, wherein the distal region self-expands toward a deployed arrangement; evaluating a position of the prosthetic heart valve relative to the implantation site; distally advancing the outer sheath relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that the outer sheath is arranged over the prosthetic heart valve to cause the distal region of the prosthetic heart valve to transition toward a collapsed arrangement within the outer sheath; proximally retracting the outer sheath from the collapsed prosthetic heart valve; proximally retracting the inner sheath from the collapsed prosthetic heart valve such that the prosthetic heart valve self-deploys from the inner shaft assembly; and distally advancing the inner sheath relative to the prosthetic heart valve such that the inner and outer sheaths are both arranged over the prosthetic heart valve to cause the distal region of the prosthetic heart valve to transition toward the collapsed arrangement within the inner and outer sheaths. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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