COMBINATION VALVE AND STENT FOR TREATING VASCULAR REFLUX
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1. A self-expanding replacement valve assembly configured for implantation within a vascular lumen, including:
- a first plurality of resilient struts forming a first stage of the valve assembly;
a first plurality of flexible members supported by the first plurality of resilient struts, each flexible member conformed to cooperate with at least one other flexible member to unidirectionally admit vascular fluid through the valve assembly and to prevent retrograde flow of the vascular fluid through the valve assembly; and
a second, independent plurality of resilient struts forming a second stage of the valve assembly.
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Abstract
A stent and valve device assembly for manufacture using suitable biocompatible materials and for placement, preferably percutaneously, into a vascular lumen.
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17 Claims
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1. A self-expanding replacement valve assembly configured for implantation within a vascular lumen, including:
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a first plurality of resilient struts forming a first stage of the valve assembly; a first plurality of flexible members supported by the first plurality of resilient struts, each flexible member conformed to cooperate with at least one other flexible member to unidirectionally admit vascular fluid through the valve assembly and to prevent retrograde flow of the vascular fluid through the valve assembly; and a second, independent plurality of resilient struts forming a second stage of the valve assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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