Assessing the location and performance of replacement heart valves
First Claim
1. A method of assessing the operation of a replacement heart valve, the method comprising:
- endovascularly delivering a replacement heart valve to a vicinity of a heart valve in an unexpanded configuration; and
assessing the operation of the replacement heart valve in the vicinity of the heart valve before fully expanding the replacement heart valve.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for assessing the operation of a replacement heart valve. The method includes endovascularly delivering a replacement heart valve to a vicinity of a heart valve in an unexpanded configuration, and assessing the operation of the replacement heart valve in the vicinity of the heart valve before fully expanding the replacement heart valve. Methods and devices for assessing the location of a replacement heart valve. The method includes endovascularly delivering a replacement heart valve to a vicinity of the heart valve in an unexpanded configuration, expanding the replacement heart valve to a partially deployed configuration, and assessing the location of the replacement heart valve in the vicinity of the heart valve before fully expanding the replacement heart valve.
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36 Claims
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1. A method of assessing the operation of a replacement heart valve, the method comprising:
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endovascularly delivering a replacement heart valve to a vicinity of a heart valve in an unexpanded configuration; and
assessing the operation of the replacement heart valve in the vicinity of the heart valve before fully expanding the replacement heart valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of assessing the location of a replacement heart valve, the method comprising:
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endovascularly delivering a replacement heart valve to a vicinity of the heart valve in an unexpanded configuration;
expanding the replacement heart valve to a partially deployed configuration; and
assessing the location of the replacement heart valve in the vicinity of the heart valve before fully expanding the replacement heart valve. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of assessing the placement of a replacement heart valve, the method comprising:
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endovascularly delivering a replacement heart valve to a vicinity of the heart valve in an unexpanded configuration; and
assessing the location and operation of the replacement heart valve in the vicinity of the heart valve before fully deploying the replacement heart valve.
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36. A method of determining the size of a replacement heart valve for a patient, the method comprising:
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measuring the change in the diameter of the aortic annulus during the cardiac cycle;
measuring the patients'"'"'s blood pressure; and
determining the size of a replacement heart valve based on the measured diameter changes and the pressure measurements.
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