Folding ring prosthetic heart valve
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1. Apparatus for use at a native heart valve of a subject, the apparatus comprising:
- an implant, dimensioned for transluminal advancement to the native heart valve, and comprising;
a plurality of metal segments, coupled at a plurality of joints to define a ring in which the plurality of joints alternate between upper joints and lower joints disposed along the ring; and
a plurality of anchors, each of the anchors coupled to the ring at a respective one of the joints; and
a tool, couplable to the implant, and configured to anchor the implant at the native heart valve by rotation of the anchors,wherein the implant has an implanted state in which the plurality of anchors are arranged circumferentially around the ring, on a plane that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the ring.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided for use with a prosthetic valve for implantation at a patient'"'"'s native heart valve. The apparatus includes an implant and a tool. The implant includes a plurality of metal segments coupled at a plurality of joints to define a ring having upper joints and lower joints disposed along the ring. The implant also includes a plurality of anchors coupled to the ring at the joints. The tool is couplable to the implant, and is configured to anchor the implant at the native heart valve by rotation of the tool. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. Apparatus for use at a native heart valve of a subject, the apparatus comprising:
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an implant, dimensioned for transluminal advancement to the native heart valve, and comprising; a plurality of metal segments, coupled at a plurality of joints to define a ring in which the plurality of joints alternate between upper joints and lower joints disposed along the ring; and a plurality of anchors, each of the anchors coupled to the ring at a respective one of the joints; and a tool, couplable to the implant, and configured to anchor the implant at the native heart valve by rotation of the anchors, wherein the implant has an implanted state in which the plurality of anchors are arranged circumferentially around the ring, on a plane that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the ring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. Apparatus for use at a native heart valve of a subject, the apparatus comprising:
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an implant, dimensioned for transluminal advancement to the native heart valve, and comprising; a plurality of metal segments, coupled at a plurality of joints to define a ring in which the plurality of joints alternate between upper joints and lower joints disposed along the ring; a plurality of anchors, each of the anchors coupled to the ring at a respective one of the joints; and a plurality of annular elements, each of the annular elements coupled to the ring at a respective one of the joints; and a tool, couplable to the implant, and configured to anchor the implant at the native heart valve by rotation of the anchors. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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