Vascular valve with removable support component
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1. A vascular valve device, comprising:
- an artificial valve for deployment within a vascular passage, the artificial valve including flexible material and at least two frame elements;
said frame elements adapted for removal after deployment of said artificial valve in the vessel; and
said artificial valve device configured to provide a valve function after removal of said frame elements.
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Abstract
Described are vascular valve devices having valve elements formed of flexible material and at least one removable frame element. Also described are methods for using such devices in the vascular system and in particular in the venous system to treat venous insufficiency.
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1. A vascular valve device, comprising:
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an artificial valve for deployment within a vascular passage, the artificial valve including flexible material and at least two frame elements; said frame elements adapted for removal after deployment of said artificial valve in the vessel; and said artificial valve device configured to provide a valve function after removal of said frame elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vascular valve device, comprising:
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an artificial valve for deployment within a vascular passage, the artificial valve including flexible material and at least one frame element coated with an antiproliferative composition; said frame element adapted for removal after deployment of said artificial valve in the vessel; and said artificial valve device configured to provide a valve function after removal of said frame element. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A vascular valve device, comprising:
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an artificial valve for deployment within a vascular passage, the artificial valve including flexible material, at least one removable frame element and at least one non-removable frame element; said removable frame element adapted for removal after deployment of said artificial valve in the vessel; and said artificial valve device configured to provide a valve function after removal of said removable frame element. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A vascular valve device, comprising:
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an artificial valve for deployment within a vascular passage, the artificial valve including flexible material and at least one frame element; said frame element adapted for removal after deployment of said artificial valve in the vessel, wherein said at least one frame element comprises a retrieval element adapted to reside away from a wall of said passage upon deployment of said device in said passage; and said artificial valve device configured to provide a valve function after removal of said frame element. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for providing a valve device in a vascular passage, comprising:
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deploying within said passage an artificial valve device including a flexible material and at least two frame elements removable after said deploying; and removing said frame elements so as to leave said artificial valve device within said vascular passage absent said frame elements, wherein said removing includes removing each of said frame elements. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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