Heart and peripheral vascular valve replacement in conjunction with a support ring
First Claim
1. An implantable valve system comprising:
- an adjustable stabilizing ring comprising;
a body member having an elongate insertion geometry and an annular operable geometry and comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end; and
wherein the first end is not engaged to the second end in the elongate insertion geometry, andwherein the first end and second end are engaged in the annular operable geometry,a plurality of anchors, housed within the body member in both the elongate insertion geometry and the annular operable geometry, wherein the plurality of anchors have a deployment configuration in the annular operable geometry configured to engage the annulus of a cardiovascular valve; and
an implantable valve frame comprising one or more valve leaflets, a portion of the implantable valve frame being in mechanical communication with a portion of the adjustable stabilizing ring,wherein the implantable valve frame comprises at least one frame anchor configured to couple to the adjustable stabilizing ring and to stabilize the implantable valve frame,wherein the elongate insertion geometry is configured to allow percutaneous passage of the stabilizing ring, via a catheter, to a position adjacent to an annulus of the cardiovascular valve, andwherein the annular operable geometry has a closed state to conform to the annulus of the cardiovascular valve.
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Abstract
An implantable valve replacement system for a cardiovascular valve may include an adjustable stabilizing ring. The stabilizing ring may be composed of a body member that is transitionable from an elongate insertion geometry to an annular operable geometry. The stabilizing ring may further include a plurality of anchors deployable in the annular operable geometry to engage the annulus of the cardiovascular valve. The ring may be used in conjunction with an implantable valve frame. The valve frame may be located within the ring and the ring, in turn, may be stabilized through the anchors engaging the valve annulus. The valve replacement system may be applied by engaging the ring in its annular operable geometry with the valve annulus through the anchors. The valve frame may be inserted through the opening of the ring, thereby forming a stabilizing mechanical contact between the frame and the annulus.
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14 Claims
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1. An implantable valve system comprising:
an adjustable stabilizing ring comprising; a body member having an elongate insertion geometry and an annular operable geometry and comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end; and wherein the first end is not engaged to the second end in the elongate insertion geometry, and wherein the first end and second end are engaged in the annular operable geometry, a plurality of anchors, housed within the body member in both the elongate insertion geometry and the annular operable geometry, wherein the plurality of anchors have a deployment configuration in the annular operable geometry configured to engage the annulus of a cardiovascular valve; and an implantable valve frame comprising one or more valve leaflets, a portion of the implantable valve frame being in mechanical communication with a portion of the adjustable stabilizing ring, wherein the implantable valve frame comprises at least one frame anchor configured to couple to the adjustable stabilizing ring and to stabilize the implantable valve frame, wherein the elongate insertion geometry is configured to allow percutaneous passage of the stabilizing ring, via a catheter, to a position adjacent to an annulus of the cardiovascular valve, and wherein the annular operable geometry has a closed state to conform to the annulus of the cardiovascular valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An implantable valve system comprising:
an adjustable stabilizing ring comprising; a body member having an elongate insertion geometry and an annular operable geometry and comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end; wherein the first end is not engaged to the second end in the elongate insertion geometry, and wherein the first end and second end are engaged in the annular operable geometry; and a plurality of anchors, housed within the body member in both the elongate insertion geometry and the annular operable geometry, wherein the plurality of anchors have a deployment configuration in the annular operable geometry configured to engage the annulus of a cardiovascular valve; and an implantable valve frame comprising one or more valve leaflets, the implantable valve frame being in mechanical communication with the adjustable stabilizing ring, wherein the implantable valve frame comprises at least one frame anchor configured to couple to the adjustable stabilizing ring and to stabilize the implantable valve frame, wherein the elongate insertion geometry is configured to allow percutaneous passage of the stabilizing ring, via a catheter, to a position adjacent an annulus of the cardiovascular valve, wherein the annular operable geometry has a closed state to conform to the annulus of the cardiovascular valve, and wherein the stabilizing ring and the implantable valve frame are configured to be delivered via a single catheter.
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