Prosthetic valve delivery system including retrograde/antegrade approach
First Claim
1. An access system for implanting an expandable heart valve prosthesis at an aortic valve annulus in a patient'"'"'s heart, the access system comprising:
- a transthoracic access port, including one or more hemostasis valves or seals, that are configured to be used at or near an opening in a left ventricle, anda second port, including one or more hemostasis valves or seals, that are configured to be used at or near an aortic wall opening;
a guidewire having a sufficient size and length to extend through a first opening in the patient'"'"'s body, through the opening in the patient'"'"'s aortic wall, through the patient'"'"'s aorta, through the valve annulus in the patient'"'"'s heart, through the opening in the left ventricle at or near an apex of the patient'"'"'s heart, and through an opening in the patient'"'"'s thoracoabdominal region, the guidewire being structurally continuous and having a sufficient length to extend continuously between the transthoracic access port and the second port;
a first module configured for retrograde delivery along the guidewire through the first opening and through the aortic wall opening toward the valve annulus; and
a second module, not mechanically coupled to the first module, the second module configured for antegrade delivery along the guidewire through the thoracoabdominal region opening and the opening in the ventricle toward the valve annulus;
wherein the first or second module is selected from a group consisting of a ballooning module, a leaflet cutting or removal module, an annulus sizing module, an expandable valve prosthesis module, a pump module, and a debris catching module.
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Abstract
A device for implanting an expandable heart valve prosthesis at a valve annulus in a patient'"'"'s heart includes an implantation device configured to extend from a first opening in the patient'"'"'s body, through the patient'"'"'s aorta, through a valve annulus, through an opening in a ventricle, and to exit through the patient'"'"'s thoracic region. The device further includes a port having a hemostasis valve for providing access through the patient'"'"'s thoracic region and into the ventricle and at least two interchangeable modules configured for delivery using the implantation device.
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14 Claims
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1. An access system for implanting an expandable heart valve prosthesis at an aortic valve annulus in a patient'"'"'s heart, the access system comprising:
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a transthoracic access port, including one or more hemostasis valves or seals, that are configured to be used at or near an opening in a left ventricle, and a second port, including one or more hemostasis valves or seals, that are configured to be used at or near an aortic wall opening; a guidewire having a sufficient size and length to extend through a first opening in the patient'"'"'s body, through the opening in the patient'"'"'s aortic wall, through the patient'"'"'s aorta, through the valve annulus in the patient'"'"'s heart, through the opening in the left ventricle at or near an apex of the patient'"'"'s heart, and through an opening in the patient'"'"'s thoracoabdominal region, the guidewire being structurally continuous and having a sufficient length to extend continuously between the transthoracic access port and the second port; a first module configured for retrograde delivery along the guidewire through the first opening and through the aortic wall opening toward the valve annulus; and a second module, not mechanically coupled to the first module, the second module configured for antegrade delivery along the guidewire through the thoracoabdominal region opening and the opening in the ventricle toward the valve annulus; wherein the first or second module is selected from a group consisting of a ballooning module, a leaflet cutting or removal module, an annulus sizing module, an expandable valve prosthesis module, a pump module, and a debris catching module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An access system for implanting an expandable heart valve prosthesis at an aortic valve annulus in a patient'"'"'s heart, the access system comprising:
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a guidewire having a sufficient size and length to extend through a first opening in the patient'"'"'s body, through an opening or slit in the patient'"'"'s aortic wall, through the patient'"'"'s aorta, through the valve annulus in the patient'"'"'s heart, through an opening in a left ventricle at or near the apex of the patient'"'"'s heart, and through an opening in the patient'"'"'s thoracoabdominal region, the guidewire being structurally continuous; a first module configured for retrograde delivery along the guidewire through the first opening and through the aortic wall opening toward the valve annulus; and a second module, not mechanically coupled to the first module, the second module configured for antegrade delivery along the guidewire through the thoracoabdominal region opening and the opening in the ventricle toward the valve annulus; and a transthoracic access port, including one or more hemostasis valves or seals, that are configured to be used at or near the ventricle opening, and a second port, including one or more hemostasis valves or seals, that are configured to be used at or near the aortic wall opening; wherein the first or second module is selected from a group consisting of a ballooning module, a leaflet cutting or removal module, an annulus sizing module, an expandable valve prosthesis module, a pump module, and a debris catching module, wherein the first module includes a top portion of the leaflet cutting or removal module and the second module includes a bottom portion of the leaflet cutting or removal module, wherein the top and bottom portions can be guided to and meet at the valve annulus to perform a cutting and removal operation.
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14. An access system for implanting an expandable heart valve prosthesis at an aortic valve annulus in a patient'"'"'s heart, the access system comprising:
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a guidewire having a sufficient size and length to extend through a first opening in the patient'"'"'s thoracoabdominal region, through an opening in a left ventricle at or near the apex of the heart, through the aortic valve annulus, through an opening or slit in the patient'"'"'s aortic wall, and through an opening in the patient'"'"'s body at or near the aorta, the guidewire being structurally continuous; a first module configured for retrograde delivery along the guidewire through the first opening and the aortic wall opening toward the valve annulus; a second module, not mechanically coupled to the first module, the second module configured for antegrade delivery along the guidewire through the thoracoabdominal region opening and the opening in the ventricle toward the valve annulus, wherein the first or second module is selected from a group consisting of a ballooning module, a leaflet cutting or removal module, an annulus sizing module, an expandable valve prosthesis module, a pump module and a debris catching module; and a transthoracic access port, including one or more hemostasis valves or seals, that are configured to be used at or near the ventricular opening, and a second port, including one or more hemostasis valves or seals, that are configured to be used at or near the aortic wall opening.
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