Prosthetic Heart Valves, Scaffolding Structures, and Systems and Methods for Implantation of Same
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1. A method for delivering a prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
- advancing a prosthetic heart valve through the vasculature of a patient to a treatment site along a wall of a blood vessel, the prosthetic heart valve comprising (i) a tubular support structure comprising a plurality of independently expandable segments oriented along the periphery of the support structure, and (ii) a plurality of valve leaflets coupled with the plurality of segments;
expanding an expansion member within the tubular support structure such that the tubular support structure expands and contacts the vessel wall, wherein the blood vessel is not occluded after the expansion member is expanded.
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Abstract
Prosthetic valves and their component parts are described, as are prosthetic valve delivery devices and methods for their use. The prosthetic valves are particularly adapted for use in percutaneous aortic valve replacement procedures. The delivery devices are particularly adapted for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures.
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1. A method for delivering a prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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advancing a prosthetic heart valve through the vasculature of a patient to a treatment site along a wall of a blood vessel, the prosthetic heart valve comprising (i) a tubular support structure comprising a plurality of independently expandable segments oriented along the periphery of the support structure, and (ii) a plurality of valve leaflets coupled with the plurality of segments; expanding an expansion member within the tubular support structure such that the tubular support structure expands and contacts the vessel wall, wherein the blood vessel is not occluded after the expansion member is expanded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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