Apparatuses and methods for heart valve repair
First Claim
1. A medical device comprising:
- a delivery sheath;
an implantable device moveably disposed within the delivery sheath, the implantable device further comprises a distal expandable basket, a proximal expandable basket, and a connecting member coupling at a first end to the distal expandable basket and at a second end to the proximal expandable basket, each of the distal expandable basket and proximal expandable basket being collapsed during delivery and expanded after deployment; and
an actuator releasably coupling to the implantable device, the actuator to move the implantable device when coupled to the implantable device.
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Abstract
A medical device for treating a defective heart valve. The medical device comprises a delivery sheath and an implantable device moveably disposed within the delivery sheath. The implantable device further comprises a distal expandable basket, a proximal expandable basket, and a connecting member coupling at a first end to the distal expandable basket and at a second end to the proximal expandable basket. Each of the distal expandable basket and proximal expandable basket is in a collapsed state during delivery and an expanded state after deployment. An actuator is releasably coupled to the implantable device. When coupled to the implantable device, the actuator can move the implantable device in a way to allow for positioning of the distal and proximal expandable baskets.
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18 Claims
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1. A medical device comprising:
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a delivery sheath;
an implantable device moveably disposed within the delivery sheath, the implantable device further comprises a distal expandable basket, a proximal expandable basket, and a connecting member coupling at a first end to the distal expandable basket and at a second end to the proximal expandable basket, each of the distal expandable basket and proximal expandable basket being collapsed during delivery and expanded after deployment; and
an actuator releasably coupling to the implantable device, the actuator to move the implantable device when coupled to the implantable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of implanting an implantable device in a blood vessel comprising:
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advancing into a blood vessel a medical device that comprises a delivery sheath, an implantable device moveably disposed within the delivery sheath, and an actuator releasably coupling to the implantable device, the implantable device further comprises a distal expandable basket, a proximal expandable basket, and a connecting member coupling at a first end to the distal expandable basket and at a second end to the proximal expandable basket; and
deploying the distal expandable basket and the proximal expandable basket, each of which is delivered in a collapsed state and expanded after deployment, the distal expandable basket is deployed against the inner wall of the blood vessel at a first site, the proximal expandable basket is deployed against the inner wall of the blood vessel at a second site or outside the blood vessel and butting up against the blood vessel, the deploying reshapes the blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for treating a defective heart valve comprising:
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advancing into a blood vessel that is adjacent the defect heart valve a medical device that comprises a delivery sheath;
an implantable device moveably disposed within the delivery sheath, the implantable device further comprises a distal expandable basket, a proximal expandable basket, and a connecting member coupling at a first end to the distal expandable basket and at a second end to the proximal expandable basket; and
an actuator releasably coupling to the implantable device;
retracting the delivery sheath sufficiently to deploy the distal expandable basket;
retracting the delivery sheath sufficiently to deploy the proximal expandable basket;
optionally, advancing the delivery sheath over one or both of the proximal expandable basket and the distal expandable basket to adjust or reposition one or both of the proximal expandable basket and the distal expandable basket; and
removing the actuator when deployment is complete. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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