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Percutaneously delivered heart valve and delivery means thereof

  • US 20040034411A1
  • Filed: 08/16/2002
  • Published: 02/19/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for minimally invasively delivering a foldable heart valve prosthesis into a patient, the foldable heart valve prosthesis comprising a twistedly foldable support element and a heart valve releasably secured to said support element, said method comprising:

  • twistedly folding said support element with the secured heart valve within a lumen of a delivery apparatus;

    delivering said delivery apparatus to a target valvular annulus of the patient; and

    un-twisting said support element to unfold and deploy said heart valve in place.

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