ENDOLUMINAL CARDIAC AND VENOUS VALVE PROSTHESES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND DELIVERY THEREOF
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1. A method of endoluminally delivering a valvular prosthesis within an anatomic passageway to replace an anatomic valve using a catheter, the valvular prosthesis carried on a distal end of the catheter, the valvular prosthesis comprising an distal anchor section, a proximal anchor section and an intermediate section, the method comprising the step of:
- passing the catheter through an anatomic passageway so that the distal anchor section of the valvular prosthesis is positioned distal the anatomic valve;
positioning the intermediate section within the anatomic valve; and
releasing the valvular prosthesis from the catheter into a space occupied by the anatomic valve such that the distal anchor section is distal the anatomic valve, the proximal anchor section is proximal the anatomic valve and the intermediate section operates to exclude and replace the anatomic valve.
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Abstract
This invention relates to prosthetic cardiac and venous valves and a single catheter device and minimally invasive techniques for percutaneous and transluminal valvuloplasty and prosthetic valve implantation.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of endoluminally delivering a valvular prosthesis within an anatomic passageway to replace an anatomic valve using a catheter, the valvular prosthesis carried on a distal end of the catheter, the valvular prosthesis comprising an distal anchor section, a proximal anchor section and an intermediate section, the method comprising the step of:
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passing the catheter through an anatomic passageway so that the distal anchor section of the valvular prosthesis is positioned distal the anatomic valve; positioning the intermediate section within the anatomic valve; and releasing the valvular prosthesis from the catheter into a space occupied by the anatomic valve such that the distal anchor section is distal the anatomic valve, the proximal anchor section is proximal the anatomic valve and the intermediate section operates to exclude and replace the anatomic valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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