Percutaneous heart valve, system, and method
First Claim
1. A percutaneous prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
- an expandable valve frame including valve frame members;
a valve leaflet coupled to the valve frame; and
an expandable stent anchoring frame coupled to the valve frame including stent frame members defining a first portion and a second portion having greater flexibility than the first portion, where the first portion and the valve frame define a length, and where the stent frame members and the valve frame members along the length provide a contiguous surface over which a delivery device can repeatedly slide over the length in its entirety in two longitudinal directions when the first portion and the valve frame are in a partially expanded state during delivery from the delivery device.
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods are provided to treat diseased cardiac valves. The device includes a percutaneous heart valve having an expandable valve frame including valve frame members, a valve leaflet coupled to the valve frame, and an expandable stent anchoring frame coupled to the valve frame including stent frame members defining a first portion and a second portion having greater flexibility than the first portion, where the first portion and the valve frame define a length, and where the stent frame members and the valve frame members along the length provide a contiguous surface over which a delivery device can repeatedly slide over the length in its entirety in two longitudinal directions when the first portion and the valve frame are in a partially expanded state during delivery from the delivery device.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. A percutaneous prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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an expandable valve frame including valve frame members; a valve leaflet coupled to the valve frame; and an expandable stent anchoring frame coupled to the valve frame including stent frame members defining a first portion and a second portion having greater flexibility than the first portion, where the first portion and the valve frame define a length, and where the stent frame members and the valve frame members along the length provide a contiguous surface over which a delivery device can repeatedly slide over the length in its entirety in two longitudinal directions when the first portion and the valve frame are in a partially expanded state during delivery from the delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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an elongate delivery catheter; a first retractable sheath positioned around at least a portion of the elongate delivery catheter, where the first retractable sheath moves longitudinally relative the elongate delivery catheter; a second retractable sheath, where the second retractable sheath moves longitudinally relative the elongate delivery catheter; a prosthetic valve positioned between the elongate delivery catheter and the first retractable sheath, where the prosthetic valve includes; a valve frame including valve frame members and a valve leaflet coupled to the valve frame; and a stent anchoring frame coupled to the valve frame including frame members in at least a first portion of the stent anchoring frame, where the frame members in at least the first portion and the valve frame members provide a contiguous surface over which the second sheath can repeatedly slide longitudinally over at least the first portion and the valve frame in their entirety in two directions when the first portion and the valve frame are in a partially expanded state during delivery from the elongate delivery catheter. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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positioning a prosthetic valve in a delivery state between an elongate delivery catheter and a first retractable sheath, where the first retractable sheath moves longitudinally relative the elongate delivery catheter; advancing the elongate delivery catheter to a delivery site; retracting the first retractable sheath to expose a valve frame included in the prosthetic valve at the delivery sight, where the valve frame expands to a deployed state; advancing a second retractable sheath over the first retractable sheath and the deployed valve frame to at least partially compress the valve frame; repositioning the prosthetic valve; retracting the second retractable sheath to expose the valve frame; and retracting the second retractable sheath and the first retractable sheath to expose a stent anchoring frame included in the prosthetic valve coupled to the valve frame, where the valve frame and the stent anchoring frame expand to a deployed state to anchor the prosthetic valve at the delivery sight. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method, comprising:
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forming an expandable valve frame including valve frame members; coupling a valve leaflet to the valve frame; forming a stent anchoring frame including stent frame members defining a first portion and a second portion having greater flexibility than the first portion; and coupling the stent anchoring frame to the valve frame, where the first portion and the valve frame define a length, and where the stent frame members and the valve frame members along the length provide a contiguous surface over which a retractable sheath can repeatedly slide longitudinally over the length in its entirety in two directions when the first portion and the valve frame are in a partially expanded state during delivery from a delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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Specification