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Method and apparatus for resecting and replacing an aortic valve

  • US 20040034380A1
  • Filed: 04/16/2003
  • Published: 02/19/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus for resecting a diseased heart valve, the apparatus comprising:

  • a first frame member and a second frame member configured in opposition to one another;

    a cutting edge configured on the first frame member;

    an adjustable connector positionably joining the first frame member to the second frame member, the adjustable connector configured to selectively position the first frame member and the second frame member between a first position and a second position, wherein the first frame member and the second frame member are positioned apart from one another in the first position so as to allow at least a portion of the diseased heart valve therebetween, and the first frame member and the second frame member are positioned together in the second position so as to cut the at least a portion of the diseased heart valve therebetween with the cutting blade so as to resect the diseased heart valve;

    an actuator configured in operable connection to the adjustable connector, the actuator configurable to selectively position the adjustable connector between the first position and the second position; and

    a first screen portion and a second screen portion disposed on the first frame portion and the second frame portion, respectively, the first screen portion and the second screen portion configured to allow blood flow through first frame member and second frame member and to contain the at least a portion of the diseased heart valve between the first frame member and the second frame member.

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