SINGLE-RING CARDIAC VALVE SUPPORT
First Claim
1. A prosthetic cardiac valve support device adapted for endovascular delivery to a cardiac valve, comprising a single ring-shaped support element having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, wherein said support element has an outer perimeter that is entirely rigid, wherein said support element is fitted with one or more intra-ventricular and/or intra-atrial stabilizing elements, and wherein said support element has a collapsed delivery configuration and a deployed configuration.
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Abstract
The present invention is primarily directed a prosthetic cardiac valve support device adapted for endovascular delivery to a cardiac valve, comprising a single ring-shaped support element having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, wherein said support element has an outer perimeter that is entirely rigid, wherein said support element is fitted with one or more intra-ventricular and/or intra-atrial stabilizing elements, and wherein said support element has a collapsed delivery configuration and a deployed configuration.
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- 1. A prosthetic cardiac valve support device adapted for endovascular delivery to a cardiac valve, comprising a single ring-shaped support element having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, wherein said support element has an outer perimeter that is entirely rigid, wherein said support element is fitted with one or more intra-ventricular and/or intra-atrial stabilizing elements, and wherein said support element has a collapsed delivery configuration and a deployed configuration.
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13. A method for replacing a mitral valve in a patient in need of such treatment, comprising delivering a valve support device to a location near a subject'"'"'s mitral valve, wherein said valve support device comprises a single ring-shaped support element;
- expanding the support element from a collapsed configuration to a deployed configuration secured against cardiac tissue above the plane of the mitral valve annulus, below this plane or against the annulus itself, and subsequently delivering a replacement heart valve and securing said replacement heart valve to the valve support device by means of expanding said replacement heart valve from a collapsed delivery configuration to an expanded configuration.
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