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Delivery Systems and Methods of Implantation for Replacement Prosthetic Heart Valve

  • US 20140107770A1
  • Filed: 12/05/2013
  • Published: 04/17/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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