LOW PROFILE HEART VALVE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM
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Abstract
Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient'"'"'s heart valve, including: a delivery catheter having a diameter of 21 french or less; an expandable anchor disposed within the delivery catheter; and a replacement valve disposed within the delivery catheter. The invention also includes a method for endovascularly replacing a heart valve of a patient. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of: inserting a catheter having a diameter no more than 21 french into the patient; endovascularly delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve through the catheter; and deploying the anchor and the replacement valve.
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21. A delivery system for endovascularly replacing a heart valve of a patient, comprising:
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a replacement heart valve and an expandable anchor are adapted to be delivered within a delivery sheath to a vicinity of the heart valve; a delivery tool comprising a plurality of actuation elements, wherein the plurality of actuation elements are reversibly coupled to the replacement heart valve, and wherein the plurality of actuation elements are adapted to apply an axially directed force on the replacement heart valve to deploy the anchor after the anchor is outside of the delivery sheath. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 25, 26)
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28. A method of endovascularly replacing a heart valve of a patient comprising:
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endovascularly delivering a replacement heart valve comprising a replacement valve and an expandable anchor within a delivery sheath to a vicinity of the heart valve; and deploying the anchor by applying at least one of a distally directed and proximally directed non-pneumatic and non-hydraulic actuation forces on the replacement heart valve with a delivery tool after the anchor is completely outside of the delivery sheath. - View Dependent Claims (24, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of endovascularly replacing a heart valve of a patient, comprising:
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endovascularly delivering a replacement heart valve comprising a replacement valve and an expandable anchor within a delivery sheath to a vicinity of a heart valve; and deploying the anchor after the anchor is outside of the delivery sheath without applying a radially-directed force on the anchor. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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