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Methods of cardiac valve replacement using nonstented prosthetic valve

  • US 20060020334A1
  • Filed: 05/05/2005
  • Published: 01/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of implanting a prosthetic valve within a heart, the method comprising:

  • translumenally advancing a prosthetic valve comprising an inflatable structure to a position proximate a native valve of the heart;

    inflating a portion of the inflatable structure that is distal to the native valve; and

    inflating a portion of the inflatable structure that is proximal to the native annular valve.

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