Prosthetic Valve
First Claim
1. Apparatus comprising a valve prosthesis for attachment to a native valve complex of a subject, the prosthesis configured to assume a compressed delivery state and an uncompressed implantation state, the prosthesis comprising:
- a support frame, which is shaped so as to define an upstream inlet having upstream-most portions that are tapered in an upstream direction toward a central longitudinal axis of the prosthesis when the prosthesis assumes the compressed delivery state; and
a flexible prosthetic heart valve component, coupled to the support frame.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a valve prosthesis for attachment to a native valve complex of a subject. The prosthesis is configured to assume a compressed delivery state and an uncompressed implantation state. The prosthesis includes a support frame, which is shaped so as to define an upstream inlet having upstream-most portions that are tapered in an upstream direction toward a central longitudinal axis of the prosthesis when the prosthesis assumes the compressed delivery state, and a flexible prosthetic heart valve component, coupled to the support frame. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. Apparatus comprising a valve prosthesis for attachment to a native valve complex of a subject, the prosthesis configured to assume a compressed delivery state and an uncompressed implantation state, the prosthesis comprising:
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a support frame, which is shaped so as to define an upstream inlet having upstream-most portions that are tapered in an upstream direction toward a central longitudinal axis of the prosthesis when the prosthesis assumes the compressed delivery state; and a flexible prosthetic heart valve component, coupled to the support frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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