System For Replacing Native Valve Function Of A Diseased Aortic Valve
First Claim
1. An artificial heart valve delivery system, comprising:
- an artificial heart valve assembly; and
a catheter system comprising;
a first mount configured to engage said artificial heart valve assembly at a first position of the catheter system; and
a second mount configured to engage said artificial heart valve assembly at a second position of the catheter system, said second mount configured to expand said artificial heart valve assembly when the artificial heart valve assembly is positioned within a patient'"'"'s heart,wherein said catheter system is configured to reposition said artificial heart valve assembly from said first mount to said second mount.
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Abstract
Methods for replacing native valve function of a diseased aortic valve are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for replacing native valve function of a diseased aortic valve in a patient includes: (a) receiving an artificial heart valve assembly mounted about a first mounting position on a catheter system, (b) guiding the artificial heart valve assembly through the vasculature of the patient, (c) while the catheter system having the artificial heart valve assembly mounted thereto is in the patient'"'"'s vasculature, mounting the artificial heart valve assembly about a second mounting position on the catheter system, (d) delivering the artificial heart valve assembly to the region of the diseased aortic valve, (e) expanding the artificial heart valve assembly in the region of the diseased aortic valve, and (f) withdrawing the catheter system from the patient'"'"'s vasculature.
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1. An artificial heart valve delivery system, comprising:
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an artificial heart valve assembly; and a catheter system comprising; a first mount configured to engage said artificial heart valve assembly at a first position of the catheter system; and a second mount configured to engage said artificial heart valve assembly at a second position of the catheter system, said second mount configured to expand said artificial heart valve assembly when the artificial heart valve assembly is positioned within a patient'"'"'s heart, wherein said catheter system is configured to reposition said artificial heart valve assembly from said first mount to said second mount. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for replacing native valve function of a diseased aortic valve in a patient, comprising:
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a catheter system comprising a first mounting position and a second mounting position; and an artificial heart valve assembly coupled to said catheter system and configured to expand from a compressed state to an expanded state, wherein said catheter system is configured to reposition said artificial heart valve assembly in the compressed state from said first mounting position to said second mounting position in response to a first manipulation of said catheter system, and wherein said catheter system is configured to initiate expansion of said artificial heart valve assembly in response to a second manipulation of said catheter system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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