Profile reduction of valve implant
First Claim
1. A method for reducing an axial profile of a valve implant, the method comprising:
- providing a tubular valve implant, the tubular valve implant having a longitudinal axis, and a delivery catheter, the delivery catheter having a central axis and a distal receiving section;
wherein the tubular valve implant comprises an inflatable body comprising at least one inflation channel that forms, at least in part, a distal inflatable toroidal structure and a proximal inflatable toroidal structure, and a tissue valve coupled to the inflatable body;
the tubular valve implant further comprises at least one inflation valve in communication with the at least one inflation channel;
helically rolling the tubular valve implant around a rolling axis that is offset at an angle of about 15 degrees to about 60 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis to form a rolled valve implant having a rolled axis, the rolled axis the same as the rolling axis;
aligning the rolled axis of the rolled valve implant with the central axis of the delivery catheter; and
inserting the rolled valve implant into the distal receiving section of the delivery catheter.
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Abstract
A method for reducing an axial profile of a valve implant includes providing a valve implant having a longitudinal axis and a delivery catheter having a central axis and a distal receiving section. The method further includes helically rolling the valve implant around a rolling axis that is offset at an angle of about 15 degrees to about 60 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis to form a rolled valve implant having a rolled axis, where the rolled axis is the same as the rolling axis. The method further includes aligning the rolled axis of the rolled valve implant with the central axis of the delivery catheter. The method further includes inserting the rolled valve implant into the distal receiving section of the delivery catheter.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for reducing an axial profile of a valve implant, the method comprising:
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providing a tubular valve implant, the tubular valve implant having a longitudinal axis, and a delivery catheter, the delivery catheter having a central axis and a distal receiving section; wherein the tubular valve implant comprises an inflatable body comprising at least one inflation channel that forms, at least in part, a distal inflatable toroidal structure and a proximal inflatable toroidal structure, and a tissue valve coupled to the inflatable body;
the tubular valve implant further comprises at least one inflation valve in communication with the at least one inflation channel;helically rolling the tubular valve implant around a rolling axis that is offset at an angle of about 15 degrees to about 60 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis to form a rolled valve implant having a rolled axis, the rolled axis the same as the rolling axis; aligning the rolled axis of the rolled valve implant with the central axis of the delivery catheter; and inserting the rolled valve implant into the distal receiving section of the delivery catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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