Delivery Systems and Methods of Implantation for Replacement Prosthetic Heart Valve
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1. A method of delivering a replacement prosthetic valve to a previously implanted prosthetic valve with a delivery system, the method comprising:
- attaching the replacement valve to at least one delivery component of the delivery system;
compressing the replacement valve within a sheath of the delivery system;
advancing a guidewire of the delivery system to an implantation site;
advancing the delivery system with the compressed replacement valve over the guidewire to the implantation site;
at least partially deploying the replacement valve from the sheath;
verifying the placement of the replacement valve;
at least partially recompressing the replacement valve within the sheath of the delivery system;
repositioning the delivery system with the compressed replacement valve relative to the implantation site;
at least partially redeploying the replacement valve;
verifying the placement of the replacement valve; and
releasing the replacement valve from the at least one delivery component of the delivery system.
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Abstract
A delivery system and method for positioning and partially deploying a replacement valve at an implantation site, verifying the location of the replacement valve relative to the implantation site, and retrieving the partially deployed stent for repositioning relative to the implantation site.
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1. A method of delivering a replacement prosthetic valve to a previously implanted prosthetic valve with a delivery system, the method comprising:
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attaching the replacement valve to at least one delivery component of the delivery system; compressing the replacement valve within a sheath of the delivery system; advancing a guidewire of the delivery system to an implantation site; advancing the delivery system with the compressed replacement valve over the guidewire to the implantation site; at least partially deploying the replacement valve from the sheath; verifying the placement of the replacement valve; at least partially recompressing the replacement valve within the sheath of the delivery system; repositioning the delivery system with the compressed replacement valve relative to the implantation site; at least partially redeploying the replacement valve; verifying the placement of the replacement valve; and releasing the replacement valve from the at least one delivery component of the delivery system. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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