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PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE AND DELIVERY APPARATUS

  • US 20100049313A1
  • Filed: 04/23/2009
  • Published: 02/25/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A heart-valve delivery apparatus for delivering a prosthetic heart valve via a patient'"'"'s vasculature, comprising:

  • a catheter comprising a flexible torque shaft adapted to extend through the patient'"'"'s vasculature, the torque shaft having a distal end portion coupled to the prosthetic valve; and

    a valve sheath configured to receive the valve in a radially compressed state when coupled to the distal end portion of the torque shaft for delivery to the heart through the patient'"'"'s vasculature;

    wherein rotation of the torque shaft is effective to cause relative longitudinal movement between the sheath and the valve to advance the valve from the sheath for deployment in the heart.

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