ENDOLUMINAL CARDIAC AND VENOUS VALVE PROSTHESES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND DELIVERY THEREOF
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1. An endolumenally implantable prosthesis comprising:
- a. a tubular stent body member comprising a plurality of spaced struts with interstices intermediate adjacent pairs of struts, the tubular stent body having lumenal and ablumenal surfaces, a central annular opening along a central longitudinal axis of the tubular stent body member, a proximal anchor section, a distal anchor section and in intermediate annular section; and
b. a graft member covering at least a portion of at least one of the lumenal and ablumenal surfaces of the tubular stent body member and subtending the central annular opening of the tubular stent body member.
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Abstract
This invention relates to prosthetic cardiac and venous valves and a single catheter device and minimally invasive techniques for percutaneous and transluminal valvuloplasty and prosthetic valve implantation.
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1. An endolumenally implantable prosthesis comprising:
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a. a tubular stent body member comprising a plurality of spaced struts with interstices intermediate adjacent pairs of struts, the tubular stent body having lumenal and ablumenal surfaces, a central annular opening along a central longitudinal axis of the tubular stent body member, a proximal anchor section, a distal anchor section and in intermediate annular section; and b. a graft member covering at least a portion of at least one of the lumenal and ablumenal surfaces of the tubular stent body member and subtending the central annular opening of the tubular stent body member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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