Prosthetic Valve Delivery and Mounting Apparatus and System
First Claim
1. A valve mounting apparatus, comprising:
- an elongated tubular mesh structure having proximal and distal ends and a lumen therethrough, said mesh structure being configured to receive a proximal end of a prosthetic valve therein,said proximal end of said mesh structure including a first valve engagement region that is configured to engage a first region of a first end of said prosthetic valve, said distal end of said mesh structure including a second valve engagement region that is configured to engage a second region of said first end of said prosthetic valve,said mesh structure further including a cardiovascular structure engagement region disposed between said mesh structure proximal and distal ends,said mesh structure being configured to transition from a pre-deployment configuration, wherein said mesh structure is capable of being disposed at a first cardiovascular valve region, to a post-deployment compressed configuration, wherein said cardiovascular structure engagement region is disposed adjacent cardiovascular tissue disposed proximate said first cardiovascular valve region.
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Abstract
A valve mounting apparatus having an elongated tubular mesh structure with proximal and distal ends, a cardiovascular structure engagement region disposed between the proximal and distal ends, and a lumen therethrough, the distal end of the structure including a valve engagement region that is configured to engage a first end of a prosthetic valve, the mesh structure being configured to transition from a pre-deployment configuration, wherein the structure is capable of being disposed at a cardiovascular valve region, such as a valve annulus region, to a post-deployment expanded configuration, wherein the cardiovascular structure engagement region is anchored to the cardiovascular valve region.
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1. A valve mounting apparatus, comprising:
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an elongated tubular mesh structure having proximal and distal ends and a lumen therethrough, said mesh structure being configured to receive a proximal end of a prosthetic valve therein, said proximal end of said mesh structure including a first valve engagement region that is configured to engage a first region of a first end of said prosthetic valve, said distal end of said mesh structure including a second valve engagement region that is configured to engage a second region of said first end of said prosthetic valve, said mesh structure further including a cardiovascular structure engagement region disposed between said mesh structure proximal and distal ends, said mesh structure being configured to transition from a pre-deployment configuration, wherein said mesh structure is capable of being disposed at a first cardiovascular valve region, to a post-deployment compressed configuration, wherein said cardiovascular structure engagement region is disposed adjacent cardiovascular tissue disposed proximate said first cardiovascular valve region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A prosthetic atrioventricular tissue valve, comprising:
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a continuous tubular member formed from a first biocompatible material, said tubular member having first proximal and distal ends and a first lumen therethrough, and at least one valve leaflet formed therein, said first distal end of said tubular member including cardiovascular structure engagement means for connecting said tubular member to a cardiovascular structure, said cardiovascular structure engagement means comprising first and second elongated members that extend distally from said first distal end of said tubular member, said first elongated member comprising a looped member having first and second ends, said first end of said first elongated member being attached to a first point on said first distal end of said tubular member and said second end of said first elongated member being attached to a second point on said first distal end of said tubular member, said second elongated member comprising a looped member having third and fourth ends, said third end of said second elongated member being attached to a third point on said first distal end of said tubular member and said fourth end of said second elongated member being attached to a fourth point on said first distal end of said tubular member; and a valve mounting apparatus comprising an elongated tubular mesh structure having proximal and distal ends and a lumen therethrough, said mesh structure lumen being configured to receive said first proximal end of said tubular member in said mesh structure lumen, said proximal end of said mesh structure including a first valve engagement region that is configured to engage a first region of said first proximal end of said tubular member, said distal end of said mesh structure including a second valve engagement region that is configured to engage a second region of said first end of said tubular member, said mesh structure further including a cardiovascular structure engagement region disposed between said mesh structure proximal and distal ends, said mesh structure being configured to transition from a pre-deployment configuration with said tubular member disposed in said mesh structure lumen, wherein said mesh structure and tubular member are capable of being disposed at a first cardiovascular valve region, to a post-deployment compressed configuration, wherein said cardiovascular structure engagement region is disposed adjacent cardiovascular tissue disposed proximate said first cardiovascular valve region. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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