Multi Valve Anti-Reflux Prosthesis
First Claim
1. A prosthesis for controlling flow through a bodily lumen, the prosthesis comprising:
- a body having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending therethrough;
a first valve operably connected to the body, the first valve having a proximal portion, a distal portion, a distal end extending distally relative to the proximal portion of the body and a lumen extending through the first valve, the first valve being dosed in the absence of a second and a third pressure that are greater than a first pressure; and
a second valve operably connected to the body, the second valve having a proximal portion, a distal portion, a distal end extending distally relative to the proximal portion of the body and a lumen extending through the second valve, the distal end of the first valve extending distal to the distal end of the second valve, the second valve and the first valve controlling flow through the prosthesis.
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Abstract
A prosthesis and a method of controlling flow through a bodily lumen are provided. The prosthesis includes a body having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending therethrough. The prosthesis also includes a first valve and a second valve operably connected to the body. The first valve has a proximal portion, a distal portion, a distal end extending distally relative to the proximal portion of the body and a lumen extending through the first valve. The first valve is dosed in the absence of a second and third pressure that are greater than a first pressure. The second valve has a proximal portion, a distal portion, a distal end extending distally relative to a proximal portion of the body and a lumen extending through the second valve, the distal end of the first valve extending distal to the distal end of the second valve.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A prosthesis for controlling flow through a bodily lumen, the prosthesis comprising:
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a body having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending therethrough; a first valve operably connected to the body, the first valve having a proximal portion, a distal portion, a distal end extending distally relative to the proximal portion of the body and a lumen extending through the first valve, the first valve being dosed in the absence of a second and a third pressure that are greater than a first pressure; and a second valve operably connected to the body, the second valve having a proximal portion, a distal portion, a distal end extending distally relative to the proximal portion of the body and a lumen extending through the second valve, the distal end of the first valve extending distal to the distal end of the second valve, the second valve and the first valve controlling flow through the prosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling flow through a bodily lumen, the method comprising:
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positioning a body of a prosthesis within the bodily lumen, the prosthesis including a first valve and a second valve; extending a distal end of the first valve distal to a distal end of the second valve and collapsing the distal end of the first valve on itself so that the first valve is closed in the absence of a second pressure and a third pressure, that are greater than a first pressure; opening the first valve and the second valve in response to the second pressure so that flow is through the prosthesis in an antegrade direction. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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