ANCHORING DEVICE FOR A PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE
First Claim
1. An anchor device (1, 100) for implanting a heart valve prosthesis at a patient'"'"'s valve annulus, said device comprising:
- a leakproof toroidal element (2, 200) that is compressible and expandable; and
an anchor element (3, 300) presenting a compressible and expandable mesh structure together with a ventricular collar (33, 303) and an auricular collar (31, 301) connected together by a tubular portion (32, 302);
said toroidal element (2, 200) surrounding said tubular portion (32, 302) of said anchor element (3, 300) and said anchor element encircling said heart valve prosthesis.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an anchoring device (1, 100) for implanting a prosthetic heart valve at a valve annulus of a patient. According to the invention, such a device comprises: a compressible and expandable sealed ring member (2, 200); a compressible and expandable anchoring element (3, 300) having a ventricular skirt (33, 303) and an atrial skirt (31, 301) linked by a tubular portion (32, 302); said ring member (2, 200) surrounding said tubular portion (32, 302) of said anchoring element (3, 300) and said anchoring element clamping said prosthetic heart valve.
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17 Claims
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1. An anchor device (1, 100) for implanting a heart valve prosthesis at a patient'"'"'s valve annulus, said device comprising:
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a leakproof toroidal element (2, 200) that is compressible and expandable; and an anchor element (3, 300) presenting a compressible and expandable mesh structure together with a ventricular collar (33, 303) and an auricular collar (31, 301) connected together by a tubular portion (32, 302); said toroidal element (2, 200) surrounding said tubular portion (32, 302) of said anchor element (3, 300) and said anchor element encircling said heart valve prosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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