Personalized aortic valve prosthesis
First Claim
1. A method for treating a damaged or diseased native aortic valve, said method comprising:
- providing a personalized prosthetic valve having a central lumen, an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, wherein the personalized prosthetic valve is biased to expand into the expanded configuration, and wherein the personalized prosthetic valve is personalized to match a shape and a size of the native aortic valve prior to implantation thereof in the native aortic valve, and wherein the central lumen is configured to allow blood flow or other body fluids to pass therethrough, and wherein the personalized prosthesis comprises one or more apertures extending through a sidewall thereof, the one or more apertures personalized prior to implantation of the personalized prosthetic valve to align with an anatomical location of one or more coronary ostia to permit the blood flow between the one or more apertures and the one or more coronary ostia without obstructing the one or more coronary ostia with the personalized prosthetic valve;
advancing the personalized prosthetic valve in the collapsed configuration to the native aortic valve;
self-expanding the personalized prosthetic valve into the expanded configuration, wherein in the expanded configuration the personalized prosthetic valve has a shape that substantially matches the size and shape of the native aortic valve such that the personalized prosthetic valve expands substantially into engagement with the native aortic valve;
reducing retrograde blood flow across the native valve; and
preventing perivalvular leaks around the personalized prosthetic valve.
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Abstract
A personalized prosthetic valve for implantation at a native valve treatment site includes a self-expanding mesh and a plurality of valve leaflets coupled to the mesh. The mesh may be delivered to the native valve in a collapsed configuration, and in an expanded configuration the mesh engages the native valve. The mesh in the expanded configuration is also personalized to match the treatment site, such that the outer mesh surface substantially matches the treatment site shape and size. The self-expanding mesh forms a central lumen configured to allow blood or other body fluids to pass therethrough. In the open configuration, blood passes through the prosthetic valve, and in the closed configuration, the plurality of leaflets are closer together and blood is prevented from flowing upstream through the prosthetic valve.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for treating a damaged or diseased native aortic valve, said method comprising:
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providing a personalized prosthetic valve having a central lumen, an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, wherein the personalized prosthetic valve is biased to expand into the expanded configuration, and wherein the personalized prosthetic valve is personalized to match a shape and a size of the native aortic valve prior to implantation thereof in the native aortic valve, and wherein the central lumen is configured to allow blood flow or other body fluids to pass therethrough, and wherein the personalized prosthesis comprises one or more apertures extending through a sidewall thereof, the one or more apertures personalized prior to implantation of the personalized prosthetic valve to align with an anatomical location of one or more coronary ostia to permit the blood flow between the one or more apertures and the one or more coronary ostia without obstructing the one or more coronary ostia with the personalized prosthetic valve; advancing the personalized prosthetic valve in the collapsed configuration to the native aortic valve; self-expanding the personalized prosthetic valve into the expanded configuration, wherein in the expanded configuration the personalized prosthetic valve has a shape that substantially matches the size and shape of the native aortic valve such that the personalized prosthetic valve expands substantially into engagement with the native aortic valve; reducing retrograde blood flow across the native valve; and preventing perivalvular leaks around the personalized prosthetic valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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