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Prosthetic heart valve with linking element and methods for implanting same

  • US 9,445,894 B2
  • Filed: 06/17/2014
  • Issued: 09/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A prosthetic heart valve assembly comprising:

  • an implantable prosthetic cardiac valve configured to permit blood flow in a first direction and to inhibit blood flow in a second direction opposite the first direction;

    a radially collapsible and expandable annular support frame supporting said prosthetic cardiac valve;

    one or more linking elements connected to said support frame, each having a terminal end extending distally from said support frame;

    wherein each of said terminal ends is adapted to connect to a heart implantable device; and

    wherein the connection between the support frame and at least one of said linking elements is magnetic.

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