APPARATUS FOR RESTORING AORTIC VALVE AND TREATMENT METHOD USING THEREOF
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Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus designed to effectuate restoration of normal aortic valvular function where there is aortic valvular regurgitation either primary or secondary to diseases of the aorta such as aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection, rheumatic aortic disease annuloaortic ectasia and etc. is present.
The present invention provides an apparatus for repairing aortic annulus composed of (1) a band type inner stabilizer (sometimes ring type inner stabilizer) which is implanted in the true aortic lumen to fix the aortic annular diameter and (2) an outer felt stabilizer which is implanted on the outside surface of aorta to support the inner stabilizer. Furthermore, the present invention provides an apparatus for restoring the sinotubular junction in the ascending aorta which is composed of (1) a ring type inner stabilizer which is implanted in the sinotubular junction in the ascending aorta and (2) an outer felt stabilizer which is implanted on the outside surface of the sinotubular junction to support the inner stabilizer.
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22. An apparatus for restoring an aortic valve having an aortic annulus and a sinotubular junction, the apparatus comprising:
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a) an aortic annulus stabilizing device sized and configured to be placed on an outside surface of a wall of an aortic lumen associated with the aortic valve for stabilizing a diameter of an aortic annulus; and b) a continuous sinotubular junction stabilizing device sized and configured to be placed outside of the sinotubular junction of the aortic valve for stabilizing a diameter of the sinotubular junction. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A treatment method for aortic valvular regurgitation comprising:
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implanting an aortic annulus stabilizing device on an outside surface of a wall of an aortic lumen associated with an aortic valve; and implanting a continuous sinotubular junction stabilizing device on an outside of a sinotubular junction of the aortic valve. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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