Markers for prosthetic heart valves
First Claim
1. A replacement prosthetic heart valve for engagement with a structure of an original prosthetic heart valve that comprises a tubular base from which multiple commissure posts extend in an axial direction, wherein at least one of the commissure posts comprises at least one visually detectable commissure marker, the replacement prosthetic heart valve comprising:
- a stent structure comprising;
a generally tubular body portion having a longitudinal axis; and
at least one visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker on a portion of the stent structure; and
at least two leaflets attached within the interior area of the tubular body portion of the stent structure;
wherein the at least one visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker of the stent structure is positionable relative to the at least one visually detectable commissure marker of the original prosthetic heart valve and is directionally distinguishable such that the directionally distinguishable marker appears differently if the directionally distinguishable marker is on a portion of the generally tubular portion towards the viewer than if the directional distinguishable marker is on a portion of the generally tubular portion away from the viewer;
wherein the visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker of the replacement heart valve is radiopaque; and
wherein the visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker of the replacement heart valve is c-shaped, wherein the c-shape is transverse to the longitudinal axis and configured to indicate a rotational orientation around the longitudinal axis of the replacement heart valve.
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Abstract
A replacement prosthetic heart valve for engagement with a structure of an original prosthetic heart valve that includes at least one visually detectable marker. The replacement heart valve includes a stent structure having a generally tubular body portion and at least one visually detectable marker on a portion of the stent structure, and at least two leaflets attached within the interior area of the tubular body portion of the stent structure. At least one visually detectable marker of the stent structure is alignable with at least one visually detectable marker of the original prosthetic heart valve.
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17 Claims
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1. A replacement prosthetic heart valve for engagement with a structure of an original prosthetic heart valve that comprises a tubular base from which multiple commissure posts extend in an axial direction, wherein at least one of the commissure posts comprises at least one visually detectable commissure marker, the replacement prosthetic heart valve comprising:
a stent structure comprising; a generally tubular body portion having a longitudinal axis; and at least one visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker on a portion of the stent structure; and at least two leaflets attached within the interior area of the tubular body portion of the stent structure; wherein the at least one visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker of the stent structure is positionable relative to the at least one visually detectable commissure marker of the original prosthetic heart valve and is directionally distinguishable such that the directionally distinguishable marker appears differently if the directionally distinguishable marker is on a portion of the generally tubular portion towards the viewer than if the directional distinguishable marker is on a portion of the generally tubular portion away from the viewer; wherein the visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker of the replacement heart valve is radiopaque; and wherein the visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker of the replacement heart valve is c-shaped, wherein the c-shape is transverse to the longitudinal axis and configured to indicate a rotational orientation around the longitudinal axis of the replacement heart valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15)
- 8. A replacement prosthetic heart valve having a longitudinal axis and associated with an original heart valve, wherein the original valve comprises a tubular base from which multiple commissure posts extend in an axial direction and at least one visually detectable marker associated therewith, and wherein the replacement heart valve comprises at least one visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker that is c-shaped, wherein the c-shape is transverse to the longitudinal axis and alignable with the at least one marker of the original heart valve and directionally distinguishable such that the visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker appears differently if the visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker is on a portion of the replacement heart valve towards the viewer than if the visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker is on a portion of the replacement heart valve away from the viewer, wherein the visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker of the replacement heart valve is radiopaque, and wherein the visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker of the replacement heart valve is configured to indicate a rotational orientation around the longitudinal axis of the replacement heart valve.
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14. A method of implanting a replacement prosthetic heart valve within an original prosthetic heart valve comprising a tubular base from which multiple commissure posts extend in an axial direction, wherein at least one of the commissure posts comprises at least one visually detectable commissure marker, the method comprising:
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positioning a replacement prosthetic heart valve in an internal area defined by a generally tubular structure of the original prosthetic heart valve, wherein the replacement heart valve comprises; a stent structure comprising; a generally tubular body portion having a longitudinal axis; and at least one visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker on a portion of the stent structure, that is c-shaped, wherein the c-shape is transverse to the longitudinal axis and directionally distinguishable such that the visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker appears differently if the visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker is on a portion of the generally tubular portion towards the viewer than if the visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker is on a portion of the generally tubular portion away from the viewer; and at least two leaflets attached within the interior area of the tubular body portion of the stent structure; adjusting the location of the replacement heart valve by aligning at least one visually detectable marker of the replacement heart valve with at least one visually detectable commissure marker of the original heart valve, wherein the visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker of the replacement heart valve is radiopaque, and wherein the visually detectable and directionally distinguishable marker of the replacement heart valve is configured to indicate a rotational orientation around the longitudinal axis of the replacement heart valve. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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