INTEGRATED VALVE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF DELIVERING AND DEPLOYING AN INTEGRATED VALVE ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. An integrated valve assembly having a radially compressed delivery configuration and a radially expanded deployed configuration, the valve prosthesis comprising:
- an anchor stent; and
a valve component including a valve frame and a prosthetic valve coupled to the valve frame; and
a tether component having a first end coupled to the anchor stent and a second end coupled to the valve component, wherein in the delivery configuration the tether component extends in a first direction from the anchor stent to the valve component, and in the deployed configuration the tether component extends in a second direction from the anchor stent to the valve component, wherein the second direction is generally opposite the first direction.
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Abstract
An integrated valve prosthesis includes an anchor stent, a tether component, and a valve component. The anchor stent includes a self-expanding tubular frame member configured to be deployed in the annulus of an aortic valve or the aorta. The valve component includes a valve frame and a prosthetic valve coupled to the valve frame, and is configured to be deployed within the anchor stent. The tether component includes a first end coupled to the anchor stent and a second end coupled to the valve frame. In the delivery configuration, the tether component extends in a first direction from the anchor stent to the valve component, and in the deployed configuration, the tether component extends in a second direction from the anchor stent to the valve component. The second direction is generally opposite the first direction. The tether component may set the location of the valve component relative to the anchor stent.
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28 Claims
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1. An integrated valve assembly having a radially compressed delivery configuration and a radially expanded deployed configuration, the valve prosthesis comprising:
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an anchor stent; and a valve component including a valve frame and a prosthetic valve coupled to the valve frame; and a tether component having a first end coupled to the anchor stent and a second end coupled to the valve component, wherein in the delivery configuration the tether component extends in a first direction from the anchor stent to the valve component, and in the deployed configuration the tether component extends in a second direction from the anchor stent to the valve component, wherein the second direction is generally opposite the first direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of implanting an integrated valve assembly at a location of a native valve comprising the steps of:
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advancing the integrated valve assembly in a radially compressed delivery configuration to the location of the native valve, wherein the integrated valve assembly comprises an anchor stent, a valve component including a valve frame and a prosthetic valve, and a tether component having a first end coupled to the anchor stent and a second end coupled to the valve component, wherein in the radially compressed delivery configuration the tether component extends in a first direction from the anchor stent to the valve component; deploying the anchor stent from the radially compressed configuration to a radially expanded configuration at a location within an annulus of the native valve; advancing the valve component in the delivery configuration in a second direction opposite the first direction through at least a portion of the anchor stent such that the tether component extends in the second direction from the anchor stent to the valve component; and deploying the valve component such that the valve frame expands from the radially compressed delivery configuration to a radially expanded configuration with a proximal portion of the valve frame engaging an inner surface of the anchor stent. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of implanting an integrated valve assembly at a location of a native valve comprising the steps of:
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advancing the integrated valve assembly in a radially compressed configuration into the aorta, wherein the integrated valve assembly comprises an anchor stent, a valve component including a valve frame and a prosthetic valve, and a tether component having a first end coupled to the anchor stent and a second end coupled to the valve component, wherein in the delivery configuration the tether component extends in a first direction from the anchor stent to the valve component; deploying the anchor stent from the radially compressed configuration to a radially expanded configuration at a location within the aorta; advancing the valve component in the delivery configuration in a second direction opposite the first direction through the anchor stent until the tether component becomes taut; deploying the valve component such that the valve frame expands from the radially compressed configuration to a radially expanded deployed configuration with a first portion of the valve frame engaging the aortic valve. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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