Heart valve anchor and method
First Claim
1. Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient'"'"'s heart valve, the apparatus comprising:
- an expandable anchor comprising a lip region and a skirt region; and
a replacement valve, wherein the lip region and skirt region are configured for percutaneous expansion to engage leaflets of the heart valve.
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Abstract
Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient'"'"'s heart valve. In some embodiments the apparatus includes an expandable anchor with a lip region and a skirt region; and a replacement valve, wherein the lip region and skirt region are configured for percutaneous expansion to engage leaflets of the heart valve. The invention is also a method for endovascularly replacing a patient'"'"'s heart valve. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of endovascularly delivering apparatus including an anchor having lip and skirt regions, and a replacement valve coupled to the anchor, to a vicinity of the heart valve in a collapsed delivery configuration; and expanding the apparatus such that leaflets of the heart valve are captured between the lip and skirt regions of the anchor.
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18 Claims
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1. Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient'"'"'s heart valve, the apparatus comprising:
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an expandable anchor comprising a lip region and a skirt region; and
a replacement valve, wherein the lip region and skirt region are configured for percutaneous expansion to engage leaflets of the heart valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for endovascularly replacing a patient'"'"'s heart valve, the method comprising:
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endovascularly delivering apparatus comprising an anchor having lip and skirt regions, and a replacement valve coupled to the anchor, to a vicinity of the heart valve in a collapsed delivery configuration;
expanding the apparatus such that leaflets of the heart valve are captured between the lip and skirt regions of the anchor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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