Device for the in situ delivery of heart valves
First Claim
1. A device for deploying a cardiac valve prosthesis, including a first expandable portion and a second expandable portion, at an implantation site, the device comprising:
- a first constraint member for radially constraining the first expandable portion, the first constraint member comprising an outer telescoping sleeve including a proximal portion having an outer threaded surface;
a second constraint member for radially constraining the second expandable portion, the second constraint member comprising an inner telescoping sleeve having a distal end disposed within the first constraint member and a proximal end terminating in an annular member;
a rotary actuation member coupled to the first constraint and having a thread formation for cooperating with the outer threaded surface of the first constraint member adapted for retracting the first constraint member, such that the first expandable portion is deployed;
a slidable actuation member coupled to the second constraint member and coupled to the first constraint member for retracting both the first and second constraint members, such that the second expandable portion is deployed; and
a stop member that is removable or disengageable, wherein the annular member of the inner telescoping sleeve is adapted to abut against the stop member when the stop member is in place and to prevent the inner telescoping sleeve from being retracted;
wherein the rotary and the slidable actuation members are independently adjustable, such that the first and second expandable portions may be independently deployed,.and wherein the first and second constraint members having associated a first slow-acting actuating mechanism and a second, fast-acting actuating mechanism, respectively, to produce relatively slow and fast release of the first and second expandable portions of the prosthesis constrained thereby.
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Abstract
A device for deploying a cardiac valve prosthesis includes at least one constraint member for radially constraining radially expandable annular portions of the valve. The constraint member is actuatable to release the annular formations constrained thereby and permit radial expansion of these annular formations. The constraint member has associated a first, slow-acting actuating mechanism and a second, fast-acting mechanism, adapted to produce relatively slow and fast release of the annular formations constrained thereby. The device may include a first constraint member and second constraint member in the form of telescoping sleeves. The slow-acting actuating mechanism will thus act on the outer sleeve, while the fast-acting mechanism will act on the inner sleeve to produce, respectively, slow and fast release of the annular formations.
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11 Claims
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1. A device for deploying a cardiac valve prosthesis, including a first expandable portion and a second expandable portion, at an implantation site, the device comprising:
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a first constraint member for radially constraining the first expandable portion, the first constraint member comprising an outer telescoping sleeve including a proximal portion having an outer threaded surface; a second constraint member for radially constraining the second expandable portion, the second constraint member comprising an inner telescoping sleeve having a distal end disposed within the first constraint member and a proximal end terminating in an annular member; a rotary actuation member coupled to the first constraint and having a thread formation for cooperating with the outer threaded surface of the first constraint member adapted for retracting the first constraint member, such that the first expandable portion is deployed; a slidable actuation member coupled to the second constraint member and coupled to the first constraint member for retracting both the first and second constraint members, such that the second expandable portion is deployed; and a stop member that is removable or disengageable, wherein the annular member of the inner telescoping sleeve is adapted to abut against the stop member when the stop member is in place and to prevent the inner telescoping sleeve from being retracted; wherein the rotary and the slidable actuation members are independently adjustable, such that the first and second expandable portions may be independently deployed,. and wherein the first and second constraint members having associated a first slow-acting actuating mechanism and a second, fast-acting actuating mechanism, respectively, to produce relatively slow and fast release of the first and second expandable portions of the prosthesis constrained thereby. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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