Transcatheter delivery of a replacement heart valve
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1. A replacement heart valve apparatus comprising:
- a docking station comprising a stent; and
a valve frame for positioning within the stent, the valve frame comprising a substantially cylindrical body defining a lumen and having a plurality of curved wire pairs attached to the substantially cylindrical body, each curved wire pair comprising an inner curved wire and an outer curved wire, the wire frame further comprising a plurality of leaflets, each leaflet comprising a leaflet body and a leaflet projection, the leaflet projection attached to a respective inner curved wire and the leaflet body extending over a respective outer curved wire, so as to position the body of the leaflet within the lumen of the valve frame.
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Abstract
A replacement heart valve apparatus. The heart valve apparatus includes a stent and a valve frame having a substantially cylindrical body defining a lumen. The valve frame includes a plurality of curved wire pairs attached to the substantially cylindrical body. Each curved wire pair includes an inner curved wire and an outer curved wire. The wire frame further having a plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet is attached to a respective inner curved wire and extends over a respective outer curved wire, so as to position the body of the leaflet within the lumen of the valve frame.
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1. A replacement heart valve apparatus comprising:
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a docking station comprising a stent; and
a valve frame for positioning within the stent, the valve frame comprising a substantially cylindrical body defining a lumen and having a plurality of curved wire pairs attached to the substantially cylindrical body, each curved wire pair comprising an inner curved wire and an outer curved wire, the wire frame further comprising a plurality of leaflets, each leaflet comprising a leaflet body and a leaflet projection, the leaflet projection attached to a respective inner curved wire and the leaflet body extending over a respective outer curved wire, so as to position the body of the leaflet within the lumen of the valve frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of replacing a heart valve with a replacement valve comprising:
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introducing a docking station into the heart through a catheter;
introducing a valve frame into the docking station through a catheter;
positioning the valve frame within the docking station; and
releasing the valve frame within the docking station. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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