Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Everting heart valve
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Application No.: US14873462Application Date: 2015-10-02
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Publication No.: US09744035B2Publication Date: 2017-08-29
- Inventor: Amr Salahieh , Ulrich R. Haug , Hans F. Valencia , Robert A. Geshlider , Tom Saul , Dwight P. Morejohn , Kenneth J. Michlitsch
- Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Agency: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/24
- IPC: A61F2/24

Abstract:
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. The apparatus includes a replacement valve and an expandable anchor configured for endovascular delivery to a vicinity of the patient's heart valve. In some embodiments, the replacement valve is adapted to wrap about the anchor, for example, by everting during endovascular deployment. In some embodiments, the replacement valve is not connected to expandable portions of the anchor. In some embodiments, the anchor is configured for active foreshortening during endovascular deployment. In some embodiments, the anchor includes expandable lip and skirt regions for engaging the patient's heart valve during deployment. In some embodiments, the anchor comprises a braid fabricated from a single strand of wire. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a lock configured to maintain anchor expansion. The invention also includes methods for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. In some embodiments, the method includes the steps of endovascularly delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve, wrapping at least a portion of the replacement valve about the anchor, and expanding the anchor to a deployed, configuration.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160022418A1 EVERTING HEART VALVE Public/Granted day:2016-01-28
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