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1. A valve having:
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a normally closed configuration in which the valve is closed;
an open configuration in which the valve is opened for flow through the valve; and
a support for the valve, the support being adapted for mounting to a pre-deployed luminal prosthesis intermediate a proximal end and a distal end of the predeployed luminal prosthesis.
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Abstract
A valve such as an esophageal valve has a normally closed configuration in which the valve is closed and an open configuration in which the valve is opened for flow through the valve. A support for the valve is adapted for mounting to a pre-deployed luminal prosthesis intermediate a proximal end and a distal end of the predeployed luminal prosthesis.
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44 Claims
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1. A valve having:
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a normally closed configuration in which the valve is closed; an open configuration in which the valve is opened for flow through the valve; and a support for the valve, the support being adapted for mounting to a pre-deployed luminal prosthesis intermediate a proximal end and a distal end of the predeployed luminal prosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 10, 13, 20, 25, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for providing a valve in a body passageway comprising the steps of:
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providing a valve mounted to a support structure; delivering the valve mounted to the support structure to a pre-deployed luminal prosthesis in the body passageway; and deploying the valve so that the valve is mounted to the luminal prosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 37, 38, 41, 42, 44)
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