Multiple Orifice Implantable Heart Valve and Methods of Implantation
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1. A stent assembly for implantation in a body lumen, the stent assembly comprising:
- a stent frame comprising a first opening, a second opening spaced from the first opening, and a first intermediate strut portion positioned between the first and second openings.
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Abstract
A surgically implantable multiple orifice heart valve having a valve frame with at least two orifices, each of which can accommodate a tissue valve.
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1. A stent assembly for implantation in a body lumen, the stent assembly comprising:
a stent frame comprising a first opening, a second opening spaced from the first opening, and a first intermediate strut portion positioned between the first and second openings. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
- 10. A stent assembly comprising a first stent barrel, a second stent barrel adjacent to the first stent barrel, and a stent frame surrounding an outermost periphery of the first and second stent barrels.
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16. A stent assembly for implantation in a body lumen, the stent assembly comprising:
a stent frame comprising first and second commissure posts extending from a first side of the frame and positioned on generally opposite edges of the frame, a first valve attached to the first and second commissure posts, third and fourth commissure posts extending from the first side of the frame and positioned on generally opposite edges of the frame, and a second valve attached to the third and fourth commissure posts. - View Dependent Claims (17)
- 18. A method of replacing a surgically implanted multiple orifice valve assembly in a patient, comprising the step of percutaneously delivering a replacement valve to at least one orifice of the valve assembly, wherein each replacement valve comprises at least one anchoring structure that is engageable with at least one docking feature of the multiple orifice valve assembly.
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