Medical device for treating a heart valve insufficency
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1. An endoprosthesis comprising:
- a plurality of first arches configured to be respectively positioned within a plurality of pockets of a native heart valve on a first side of a plurality of native valve leaflets, each first arch having an apex oriented in a first direction and an open end joined to an open end of an adjacent first arch;
a plurality of second arches each having an apex oriented in the first direction and configured to be positioned on a second side of the plurality of native valve leaflets, such that the plurality of native valve leaflets are positioned radially inward of at least a portion of the plurality of first arches and radially outward of at least a portion of the plurality of second arches when the endoprosthesis is implanted; and
a prosthetic valve attached to the plurality of second arches such that at least part of the prosthetic valve extends from the plurality of second arches transversely across an interior of the endoprosthesis.
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Abstract
A medical device for treating a heart valve insufficiency, with an endoprosthesis which can be introduced into a patient'"'"'s body and expanded to secure a heart valve prosthesis in the patient'"'"'s aorta. In an embodiment, the endoprosthesis has a plurality of positioning arches configured to be positioned with respect to a patient'"'"'s aorta and a plurality of retaining arches to support a heart valve prosthesis. The endoprosthesis includes a first collapsed mode during the process of introducing it into the patient'"'"'s body and a second expanded mode when it is implanted.
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20 Claims
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1. An endoprosthesis comprising:
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a plurality of first arches configured to be respectively positioned within a plurality of pockets of a native heart valve on a first side of a plurality of native valve leaflets, each first arch having an apex oriented in a first direction and an open end joined to an open end of an adjacent first arch; a plurality of second arches each having an apex oriented in the first direction and configured to be positioned on a second side of the plurality of native valve leaflets, such that the plurality of native valve leaflets are positioned radially inward of at least a portion of the plurality of first arches and radially outward of at least a portion of the plurality of second arches when the endoprosthesis is implanted; and a prosthetic valve attached to the plurality of second arches such that at least part of the prosthetic valve extends from the plurality of second arches transversely across an interior of the endoprosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An endoprosthesis comprising:
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a plurality of first arches configured to be respectively positioned within a plurality of pockets of a native heart valve on a first side of a plurality of native valve leaflets, each first arch having a U-shape, an apex oriented in a first direction, and an open end joined to an open end of an adjacent first arch; a plurality of second arches each having an apex oriented in the first direction and configured to be positioned on a second side of the plurality of native valve leaflets, such that the plurality of native valve leaflets are positioned radially inward of at least a portion of the plurality of first arches and radially outward of at least a portion of the plurality of second arches when the endoprosthesis is implanted, the plurality of first arches being connected to the plurality of second arches by connecting webs; and a prosthetic valve attached to the plurality of second arches such that at least part of the prosthetic valve extends from the plurality of second arches transversely across an interior of the endoprosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An endoprosthesis comprising:
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exactly three first arches configured to be respectively positioned within three pockets of a native heart valve on a first side of three native valve leaflets, each first arch having an apex oriented in a first direction and an open end joined to an open end of an adjacent first arch; a plurality of second arches each having an apex oriented in the first direction and configured to be positioned on a second side of the three native valve leaflets, such that the three native valve leaflets are positioned radially inward of at least a portion of the exactly three first arches and radially outward of at least a portion of the plurality of second arches when the endoprosthesis is implanted, the exactly three first arches being indirectly connected to the plurality of second arches by three connecting webs; and a prosthetic valve attached to the plurality of second arches such that at least part of the prosthetic valve extends from the plurality of second arches transversely across an interior of the endoprosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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