PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE WITH LINKING ELEMENT AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING SAME
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1. A prosthetic heart valve assembly comprising:
- a first heart-implantable device comprising a prosthetic cardiac valve configured to permit blood flow in a first direction and to inhibit blood flow in a second direction opposite the first direction;
a radially collapsible and expandable annular support frame supporting said prosthetic cardiac valve;
one or more linking elements connected to said support frame each having a terminal end extending distally from said support frame;
wherein each of said terminal ends is adapted to connect to a second heart-implantable device.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a prosthetic heart valve incorporating one or more linking elements adapted for anchoring, aligning, stabilizing, fixing, or otherwise enabling the implantation of other prosthetic devices, including other prosthetic heart valves, in or around the heart.
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26 Claims
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1. A prosthetic heart valve assembly comprising:
a first heart-implantable device comprising a prosthetic cardiac valve configured to permit blood flow in a first direction and to inhibit blood flow in a second direction opposite the first direction; a radially collapsible and expandable annular support frame supporting said prosthetic cardiac valve; one or more linking elements connected to said support frame each having a terminal end extending distally from said support frame; wherein each of said terminal ends is adapted to connect to a second heart-implantable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A linking element connecting two heart-implantable devices comprising:
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an elongated component having a first terminal end and a second terminal end; wherein said first terminal end is adapted to connect to a first heart-implantable device; and wherein said second terminal end is adapted to connect to a second heart-implantable device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. (canceled)
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26. A method for implanting a secondary heart-implantable device comprising the steps of:
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implanting a primary heart-implantable device comprising a prosthetic cardiac valve in the position of an existing heart valve, said prosthetic cardiac valve having one or more linking elements connected thereto, and each of said linking elements having a terminal end extending distally from said prosthetic cardiac valve; wherein each of said terminal ends is adapted to connect to said secondary heart-implantable device; and connecting said secondary heart-implantable device to least one of said terminal ends.
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