Safety systems for expansion of prosthetic heart valves
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1. A system for delivering a prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
- a heart valve including a prosthetic valve having an expandable frame, the frame having a contracted state for delivery to an implant position and an expanded state configured for outward connection to a valve annulus;
an elongated handle shaft having a lumen, the heart valve being attached to a distal end of the handle shaft and a proximal end of the handle shaft having a handpiece;
a balloon catheter extending through the handle shaft lumen and having a balloon on a distal end sized to pass within the expandable frame of the heart valve, the balloon catheter having a proximal end located at the handpiece in fluid communication with a fluid inflation system connector, the balloon catheter being axially movable relative to the handle shaft and handpiece between a retracted position and a distally advanced position in which the balloon is located within the expandable frame of the heart valve; and
a safety member on the handpiece covering the fluid inflation system connector and thus preventing coupling of a mating connector of a fluid source thereto and thus expansion of the balloon when the balloon catheter is in the retracted position, further including a thumb plate connected to move the balloon catheter such that when the thumb plate is displaced distally the balloon catheter is moved between the retracted position and the distally advanced position which exposes the fluid inflation system connector from within the safety member so as to permit coupling of the mating connector of the fluid source thereto.
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Abstract
Methods of quickly and easily implanting a quick-connect heart valve prosthesis during a surgical procedure are provided. The heart valve may include a substantially non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a plastically-expandable frame, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. A system and method for deployment includes an integrated handle shaft and balloon catheter. A safety member disposed between the balloon catheter and handle shaft prevents premature catheter advancement prior to heart valve placement at the annulus, and also may prevent premature balloon inflation prior to full catheter advancement.
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1. A system for delivering a prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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a heart valve including a prosthetic valve having an expandable frame, the frame having a contracted state for delivery to an implant position and an expanded state configured for outward connection to a valve annulus; an elongated handle shaft having a lumen, the heart valve being attached to a distal end of the handle shaft and a proximal end of the handle shaft having a handpiece; a balloon catheter extending through the handle shaft lumen and having a balloon on a distal end sized to pass within the expandable frame of the heart valve, the balloon catheter having a proximal end located at the handpiece in fluid communication with a fluid inflation system connector, the balloon catheter being axially movable relative to the handle shaft and handpiece between a retracted position and a distally advanced position in which the balloon is located within the expandable frame of the heart valve; and a safety member on the handpiece covering the fluid inflation system connector and thus preventing coupling of a mating connector of a fluid source thereto and thus expansion of the balloon when the balloon catheter is in the retracted position, further including a thumb plate connected to move the balloon catheter such that when the thumb plate is displaced distally the balloon catheter is moved between the retracted position and the distally advanced position which exposes the fluid inflation system connector from within the safety member so as to permit coupling of the mating connector of the fluid source thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for delivering a prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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a heart valve including a prosthetic valve and an expandable frame having a contracted state for delivery to an implant position and an expanded state configured for outward connection to a valve annulus; a valve holder attached to the heart valve and having a bore; an integrated assembly of a handle shaft and a balloon catheter, including; a handle shaft having a handpiece on a proximal end, the valve holder being attached to a distal end of the handle shaft, the handle shaft and handpiece defining a handle lumen; a balloon catheter having a balloon received within the handle lumen and a proximal fluid inflation system connector for attaching a fluid fill tube to inflate the balloon, the balloon catheter having a balloon displacer at the handpiece for manually displacing the balloon catheter relative to the handle shaft, wherein the balloon displacer has two primary positions relative to the handpiece a retracted position wherein the balloon displacer is spaced from a stop on the handpiece and a distally advanced position where the balloon displacer engages the stop on the handpiece and the balloon extends distally to a position within the expandable frame; and a safety member on the handpiece including a connector guard that covers the fluid inflation system connector and prevents coupling of a mating connector of a fluid source thereto, and prevents inflation of the balloon when the balloon displacer is in the retracted position, and the fluid inflation system connector is automatically separated from the connector guard when the balloon displacer is advanced distally from the retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A system for delivering a prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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a heart valve including a prosthetic valve having an expandable frame, the frame having a contracted state for delivery to an implant position and an expanded state configured for outward connection to a valve annulus; a valve holder attached to the heart valve and having a bore; an elongated handle shaft attached to a proximal end of the valve holder and having a lumen, a proximal end of the handle shaft having a handpiece; a balloon catheter extending through the handle shaft lumen and having a balloon on a distal end sized to pass through the bore of the valve holder and a proximal end projecting proximally from out of the handpiece in fluid communication with a fluid inflation system connector for balloon inflation, the balloon catheter being axially movable relative to the handle shaft between a retracted position and a distally advanced position in which the balloon is located within the expandable frame of the heart valve, wherein in the retracted position of the balloon catheter the fluid inflation system connector is covered by a connector guard that is coupled to move axially with the balloon catheter and prevents balloon inflation prior to axial movement of the balloon catheter from its retracted position and wherein relative movement between the fluid inflation system connector and the connector guard uncovers the fluid inflation system connector to permit coupling of a mating luer connector. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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