Cardiac valve, system, and method
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1. A system, comprising:
- a cardiac valve, where the cardiac valve includes;
a support frame having a first end member and a second end member separated from the first end member by a number of cross members that define a lumen;
a cover at the second end member to form a first valve leaflet and a second valve leaflet, where a portion of the first valve leaflet and the second valve leaflet join to form a reversibly sealable opening for unidirectional flow of a liquid through the cardiac valve; and
a tubular member of the cardiac valve, coupled to the cardiac valve, and having a predetermined length extending from and in fluid tight communication with the cover, where the tubular member includes a first end on a first side of the first and second valve leaflets and a second end on a second side of the first and second valve leaflets opposite the first side to allow for fluid communication across the valve when the first and second valve leaflets are in a closed position and where the first end and the second end of the tubular member are positionable within and stay within a patient'"'"'s body after removal of a delivery catheter and where the tubular member includes a predetermined bend between the first end and the second end; and
a catheter including a proximal end and a distal end, the cardiac valve located between the proximal end and distal end of the catheter.
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Abstract
A cardiac valve with a support frame having a first end member and a second end member opposing the first end member in a substantially fixed distance relationship, and a cover extending over the support frame to allow for unidirectional flow of a liquid through the valve.
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10 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a cardiac valve, where the cardiac valve includes; a support frame having a first end member and a second end member separated from the first end member by a number of cross members that define a lumen; a cover at the second end member to form a first valve leaflet and a second valve leaflet, where a portion of the first valve leaflet and the second valve leaflet join to form a reversibly sealable opening for unidirectional flow of a liquid through the cardiac valve; and a tubular member of the cardiac valve, coupled to the cardiac valve, and having a predetermined length extending from and in fluid tight communication with the cover, where the tubular member includes a first end on a first side of the first and second valve leaflets and a second end on a second side of the first and second valve leaflets opposite the first side to allow for fluid communication across the valve when the first and second valve leaflets are in a closed position and where the first end and the second end of the tubular member are positionable within and stay within a patient'"'"'s body after removal of a delivery catheter and where the tubular member includes a predetermined bend between the first end and the second end; and a catheter including a proximal end and a distal end, the cardiac valve located between the proximal end and distal end of the catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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