Truncated cone heart valve stent
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1. A prosthetic heart valve comprising:
- a self-expanding wire frame body having a proximal end and a distal end;
a valve disposed in the body;
a plurality of self-expanding atrial anchoring elements distributed circumferentially about, and extending radially outwardly from, the proximal end of the body;
a plurality of anchoring sutures, each anchoring suture having a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the distal end of the body, each suture having a length sufficient to extend from the distal end of the body through the ventricle of a heart and out of the wall of the ventricle when the body is disposed in a native annulus of an atrioventricular valve of the heart.
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Abstract
A heart valve stent having a section with a heart valve implant and several proximally disposed tissue anchors, also comprising a plurality of anchoring threats, each with a proximate end fastened to the stent or valve and a distal end attached to tissue within a heart chamber to provide tension between the heart chamber tissue and the stent.
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11 Claims
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1. A prosthetic heart valve comprising:
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a self-expanding wire frame body having a proximal end and a distal end; a valve disposed in the body; a plurality of self-expanding atrial anchoring elements distributed circumferentially about, and extending radially outwardly from, the proximal end of the body; a plurality of anchoring sutures, each anchoring suture having a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the distal end of the body, each suture having a length sufficient to extend from the distal end of the body through the ventricle of a heart and out of the wall of the ventricle when the body is disposed in a native annulus of an atrioventricular valve of the heart. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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