Repositionable Heart Valve and Method
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1. A method of replacing a heart valve, comprising:
- endovascularly delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor within a delivery device to a vicinity of a heart valve, wherein the expandable anchor has a delivery configuration within the delivery device, a partially-deployed self-expanded configuration, and a fully expanded configuration;
expanding the anchor from the delivery device in the vicinity of the heart valve; and
repositioning the anchor in the vicinity of the heart valve while the expandable anchor is in the partially-deployed self-expanded configuration, wherein the repositioning step occurs without retrieving the anchor into the delivery device.
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A method for percutaneously replacing a heart valve of a patient. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of percutaneously delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve in an unexpanded configuration; expanding the anchor to a deployed configuration in which the anchor contacts tissue at a first anchor site; repositioning the anchor to a second anchor site; and deploying the anchor at the second anchor site.
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1. A method of replacing a heart valve, comprising:
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endovascularly delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor within a delivery device to a vicinity of a heart valve, wherein the expandable anchor has a delivery configuration within the delivery device, a partially-deployed self-expanded configuration, and a fully expanded configuration; expanding the anchor from the delivery device in the vicinity of the heart valve; and repositioning the anchor in the vicinity of the heart valve while the expandable anchor is in the partially-deployed self-expanded configuration, wherein the repositioning step occurs without retrieving the anchor into the delivery device.
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