VALVE DEVICE
First Claim
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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 pre-deployed luminal prosthesis.
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Abstract
A valve such as an esophageal valve (1) has a normally closed configuration in which the valve (1) is closed and an open configuration in which the valve (1) is opened for flow through the valve (1). A support (102) for the valve (1) is adapted for mounting to a pre-deployed luminal prosthesis (140) intermediate a proximal end and a distal end of the predeployed luminal prosthesis (140).
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33 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 pre-deployed luminal prosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27)
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28. 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 (29, 30, 33)
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