Fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue
First Claim
1. A fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue, said fixation band comprising:
- a body;
a sewing cuff for securing the prosthetic heart valve to the fixation band, said sewing cuff being attached to said body; and
a plurality of radially-expanding members for securing said fixation band to tissue, said plurality of radially-expanding members being attached to said body.
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Abstract
A fixation band has a tubular frame and a tube, wherein the tubular frame comprises longitudinally-extending members having a hook on its distal end and fixation means on its proximal end. The tubular frame preferably comprises a laterally-extending member for stabilization. The tube is positioned inside longitudinally-extending members and a sewing cuff is formed in the tube distal to the distalmost end of the longitudinally-extending members. A standard prosthetic valve can be secured to the fixation band by suturing the prosthetic valve'"'"'s sewing cuff to the fixation band'"'"'s sewing cuff and the prosthetic valve can be advanced to a valve seat. By pulling the tubular frame proximally, the hooks pass into surrounding tissue so that the fixation band and prosthetic valve are fixed against proximal movement. The fixation means then secure the fixation band to the surrounding tissue so that the prosthetic valve is fixed against distal movement.
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24 Claims
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1. A fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue, said fixation band comprising:
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a body;
a sewing cuff for securing the prosthetic heart valve to the fixation band, said sewing cuff being attached to said body; and
a plurality of radially-expanding members for securing said fixation band to tissue, said plurality of radially-expanding members being attached to said body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue, said fixation band comprising:
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a tubular frame having a distal end and a proximal end, said tubular frame comprising a plurality of longitudinally-extending members each having a hook on its distal end and fixation means on its proximal end, and at least one laterally-extending member for stabilizing the longitudinally-extending members relative to one another so as to form the complete tubular frame; and
a tube positioned inside said longitudinally-extending members, with the distal end of said tube being everted back over said hooks, and with a sewing cuff being formed in said tube distal to the distalmost end of said longitudinally-extending members. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 21, 22)
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