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Prosthetic heart valve device and associated systems and methods

  • US 10,702,378 B2
  • Filed: 04/18/2017
  • Issued: 07/07/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A prosthetic heart valve device for treating a native valve of a human heart having a native annulus and native leaflets, comprising:

  • a valve support having an inflow region and an outflow region;

    a prosthetic valve assembly within the valve support; and

    an anchoring member having a base attached to the outflow region of the valve support, a plurality of arms projecting laterally outward from the base and inclined in an upstream direction in a deployed state, and a fixation structure extending upstream from the arms, the fixation structure having a plurality of struts that define an annular engagement surface configured to press outwardly against the native annulus and a plurality of fixation elements projecting from the struts, wherein a downstream-most portion of the fixation structure extends from the arms at a smooth bend, and all of the fixation elements projecting from the fixation structure extend in an upstream direction, and wherein the plurality of arms, the plurality of struts, and the plurality of fixation elements are configured to be partially deployed from a capsule and then at least substantially recaptured within the capsule by moving at least one of the capsule and/or the device relative to the other such the plurality of arms, the plurality of struts, and the plurality of fixation elements slide into the capsule.

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