HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS
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Abstract
A heart valve prosthesis configured to be implanted at cardiac valve annulus located at an interface between a ventricle (LV) and an atrium (LA), the heart valve prosthesis including:
- a first portion configured for enclosing a plurality of chordae tendineae (CT) in the ventricle (LV) and native valve leaflets (NVL) to which said chordae tendineae are connected, and
- a second portion including a radially expandable annular member and a prosthetic heart valve anchored to said radially expandable annular member,
- wherein said first portion is configured to be implanted in the ventricle (LV), and
- wherein said second portion is configured to be implanted and coupled to the first portion at the cardiac valve annulus.
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30 Claims
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1-15. -15. (canceled)
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16. A heart valve prosthesis configured to be implanted at cardiac valve annulus located at an interface between a ventricle and an atrium, the heart valve prosthesis including:
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a first portion configured for enclosing a plurality of chordae tendineae in the ventricle and native valve leaflets to which said chordae tendineae are connected, and a second portion including a radially expandable annular member and a prosthetic heart valve anchored to said radially expandable annular member, wherein said first portion is configured to be implanted in the ventricle, and wherein said second portion is configured to be implanted and coupled to the first portion at the cardiac valve annulus. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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