Delivery Systems and Methods of Implantation for Prosthetic Heart Valves
First Claim
1. A method of deploying an implantable stented device in an anatomical location of a patient, comprising the steps of:
- providing a delivery system comprising first and second stent engagement structures at its distal end;
attaching a first structural element of the stented device to the first stent engagement structure and attaching a second structural element of the stented device to the second stent engagement structure;
advancing the stented device to an implantation site; and
sequentially disengaging the first structural element of the stented device from the first stent engagement structure of the delivery system and then disengaging the second structural element of the stented device from the second stent engagement structure.
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Abstract
A method of deploying an implantable stented device in an anatomical location of a patient, including the steps of providing a delivery system with first and second stent engagement structures at its distal end, attaching a first structural element of the stented device to the first stent engagement structure and attaching a second structural element of the stented device to the second stent engagement structure, advancing the stented device to an implantation site, and sequentially disengaging the first structural element of the stented device from the first stent engagement structure of the delivery system and then disengaging the second structural element of the stented device from the second stent engagement structure.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of deploying an implantable stented device in an anatomical location of a patient, comprising the steps of:
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providing a delivery system comprising first and second stent engagement structures at its distal end; attaching a first structural element of the stented device to the first stent engagement structure and attaching a second structural element of the stented device to the second stent engagement structure; advancing the stented device to an implantation site; and sequentially disengaging the first structural element of the stented device from the first stent engagement structure of the delivery system and then disengaging the second structural element of the stented device from the second stent engagement structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of deploying an implantable stented device in an anatomical location of a patient, comprising the steps of:
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providing a delivery system comprising a plurality of stent engagement structures at its distal end; providing a stented device comprising a plurality of structural elements; engaging each of the structural elements of the stented device with one of the stent engagement structures; advancing the stented device to an implantation site; and sequentially disengaging the structural elements of the stented device from their respective stent engagement structures of the delivery system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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