System and method for assembling a folded percutaneous valve
First Claim
1. A valve module for a percutaneous modular valve device, comprising:
- a valve frame; and
a plurality of valve leaflets attached to said valve frame;
wherein said valve frame comprises a first ring member and a plurality of masts connected to and extending from said first ring member, wherein connections between said plurality of masts and said first ring member are pivot points;
wherein said valve frame has a folded unassembled delivery configuration and is designed to be assembled into a working configuration after deployment from a delivery device.
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Abstract
The invention provides a multi-component (modular) percutaneous valve device that includes a valve module having valve leaflets and a valve frame. The valve frame includes one or more, for example two, ring members and a plurality of masts. Also provided is a valve frame having specially designed pivot points at the connection between masts and first and second ring members to assist folding the valve module and minimizing delivery diameter. The valve frame may also include wire guides to facilitate combining the valve module with a support module. The masts or a ring of the valve frame may also include locking members, such as shafts for closing the valve module and securing the valve module to the support module. The support module includes corresponding locking members, such as spears that align with the shafts on the valve module for assembly and locking the valve module to the support module.
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33 Claims
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1. A valve module for a percutaneous modular valve device, comprising:
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a valve frame; and a plurality of valve leaflets attached to said valve frame; wherein said valve frame comprises a first ring member and a plurality of masts connected to and extending from said first ring member, wherein connections between said plurality of masts and said first ring member are pivot points; wherein said valve frame has a folded unassembled delivery configuration and is designed to be assembled into a working configuration after deployment from a delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A percutaneous modular valve device, comprising:
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a valve frame comprising a first ring member and a plurality of masts; a support module having a compressed delivery configuration and an expanded working configuration; and a plurality of complementary locking members, wherein each of said complementary locking members comprises a spear located on said support module and a shaft located on a complementary mast of the plurality of masts of said valve frame, said shaft fitting over said spear to lock said valve frame and said support module to one another. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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