Prosthetic heart valve with linking element and methods for implanting same
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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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Abstract
Disclosed is a prosthetic heart valve incorporating one or more linking elements adapted for anchoring, aligning, stabilizing, fixing, or otherwise enabling the implantation of other prosthetic devices, including other prosthetic heart valves, in or around the heart.
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38 Claims
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1. A prosthetic heart valve assembly comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
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12. The prosthetic heart valve assembly of claim wherein the connection between said support frame and at least one of said one or more linking elements is flexible.
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16. A linking element connecting heart implantable devices comprising:
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an elongated component having a first terminal end and a second terminal end; wherein said first terminal end is adapted to connect to a first heart implantable device; wherein said second terminal end is adapted to connect to a second heart implantable device; and wherein at least one of said first terminal end or said second terminal end are adapted to connect to one of said first heart implantable device or second heart implantable device using a magnetic joint. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A prosthetic heart valve assembly comprising:
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at 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 at least one of said terminal ends is adapted to connect to said heart implantable device using a magnetic joint. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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