VALVE PROSTHESIS FOR REPLACING AN ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVE OF THE HEART
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1. A valve prosthesis for replacing an atrioventricular valve of a heart, the prosthesis comprising:
- a ring-shaped body (12), to which valvular cusps (14) are attached wherein the ring-shaped body is adapted to be inserted into a valve annulus (18) of the heart (20), andat least one anchoring element (16, 16′
) that protrudes from the ring-shaped body (12) in direction of the ventricle and is adapted to be anchored in chordae (26), papillary muscles or cusps of the atrioventricular valve.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a valve prosthesis for replacing an atrioventricular valve of the heart, comprising an annular body (12), to which heart valve leaflets are attached and which can be inserted in the valve annulus (18) of the heart (20), and further comprising at least one anchoring part (16, 16′), which protrudes from the annular body (12) on the ventricle side and can be anchored in tissue.
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1. A valve prosthesis for replacing an atrioventricular valve of a heart, the prosthesis comprising:
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a ring-shaped body (12), to which valvular cusps (14) are attached wherein the ring-shaped body is adapted to be inserted into a valve annulus (18) of the heart (20), and at least one anchoring element (16, 16′
) that protrudes from the ring-shaped body (12) in direction of the ventricle and is adapted to be anchored in chordae (26), papillary muscles or cusps of the atrioventricular valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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