Transcatheter Delivery of a Replacement Heart Valve
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Abstract
A replacement heart valve apparatus. The heart valve apparatus includes a stent and a valve frame having a substantially cylindrical body defining a lumen. The valve frame includes a plurality of curved wire pairs attached to the substantially cylindrical body. Each curved wire pair includes an inner curved wire and an outer curved wire. The wire frame further having a plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet is attached to a respective inner curved wire and extends over a respective outer curved wire, so as to position the body of the leaflet within the lumen of the valve frame.
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24 Claims
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8. A replacement heart valve comprising:
a valve frame comprising a body defining a lumen, wherein the body of the valve frame comprises; a substantially cylindrical body portion, wherein one end of the substantially cylindrical body portion comprises a serpentine edge; one or more exterior serpentine rings at a distance away from the substantially cylindrical body portion; a plurality of valve attachment wires between the one or more exterior serpentine rings and the substantially cylindrical body portion; and a plurality of standoff wires attached to the one or more exterior serpentine rings and the substantially cylindrical body portion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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