Transcatheter mitral valve
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1. A transcatheter mitral valve comprising:
- a wire annulus frame, having two prongs extending therefrom;
two leaflets attached with the frame and prongs to form a bi-leaflet mitral valve;
a fixture formed in the wire annulus frame to include one or more clamps; and
wherein the wire annulus frame is a saddle-shaped annulus frame having an annulus rise reflecting curvature of the saddle-shaped annulus frame, the annulus rise having an apex, with the each of the one or more clamps being wire clamps projecting from the saddle-shaped annulus frame directly beneath the apex, whereby when the transcatheter mitral valve is implanted in a patient, a native mitral annulus is affixed between the apex and the one or more clamps.
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Abstract
Described is a transcatheter mitral valve. The mitral valve includes a saddle-shaped annulus frame with two prongs extending therefrom. Two leaflets are attached with the frame and prongs to form a bi-leaflet mitral valve. The frame is collapsible to a collapsed configuration that allows for delivery and implantation at a mitral position. When at the mitral position, the mitral valve expands into an open configuration and is secured in place by a fixture, such as clamps that extend from the frame.
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1. A transcatheter mitral valve comprising:
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a wire annulus frame, having two prongs extending therefrom; two leaflets attached with the frame and prongs to form a bi-leaflet mitral valve; a fixture formed in the wire annulus frame to include one or more clamps; and wherein the wire annulus frame is a saddle-shaped annulus frame having an annulus rise reflecting curvature of the saddle-shaped annulus frame, the annulus rise having an apex, with the each of the one or more clamps being wire clamps projecting from the saddle-shaped annulus frame directly beneath the apex, whereby when the transcatheter mitral valve is implanted in a patient, a native mitral annulus is affixed between the apex and the one or more clamps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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