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HEART VALVE PROSTHESES HAVING MULTIPLE SUPPORT ARMS AND METHODS FOR PERCUTANEOUS HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT

  • US 20170216026A1
  • Filed: 02/01/2016
  • Published: 08/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A valve prosthesis having a compressed delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration for deployment within a heart comprising:

  • a frame havinga tubular portion for retaining a prosthetic valve component therein, the tubular portion having a first end and a second end;

    an inflow portion that radially extends from the first end of the tubular portion when the valve prosthesis is in the expanded configuration;

    a main support arm extending from the second end of the tubular portion having a first length;

    a first set of supplemental support arms extending from the second end of the tubular portion, wherein each of the first set of supplemental support arms has a second length; and

    a second set of supplemental support arms extending from the second end of the tubular portion, wherein each of the second set of supplemental support arms has a third length that is less than the second length,wherein the first length of the main support arm is longer than the respective second and third lengths of the supplemental support arms in the first and second sets of supplemental support arms.

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