摘要:
A blood flow controlling apparatus (42) comprising: a valve means (52), the valve means movable between an open state and a closed state, the valve means in the open state extending primarily in a direction along blood flow, the valve means in the closed state extending in a direction transverse to blood flow, the valve means including a plurality of flaps (344) arranged side-by-side with adjacent surfaces having coaptation areas in close contact with each other to prevent leakage between the flaps; an anchoring means (54) arranged to fix the position of the apparatus in a circulatory system, the anchoring means disposed on an outflow side of the valve means; and an elongate connecting means (46) extending between the valve means and the anchoring means, the connecting means axially spacing the valve means from the anchoring means.
摘要:
The invention is device and method for reducing regurgitation through a mitral valve. The device and method is directed to an anchor portion for engagement with the heart wall and an expandable valve portion configured for deployment between the mitral valve leaflets. The valve portion is expandable for preventing regurgitation through the mitral valve while allowing blood to circulate through the heart. The expandable valve portion may include apertures for reducing the stagnation of blood. In a preferred configuration, the device is configured to be delivered in two-stages wherein an anchor portion is first delivered and the valve structure is then coupled to the anchor portion. In yet another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of forming an anchor portion wherein a disposable jig is used to mold the anchor portion into a three-dimensional shape for conforming to a heart chamber.
摘要:
A multiple-firing crimp device comprises crimps, a shaft, a crimp movement assembly, and a snare. Each crimp has an internal hollow. The shaft has a distal crimping location, an exterior surface, and an interior with the clips stacked therein, the crimps moving therein along a longitudinal axis. The shaft defines a lateral opening proximal to the crimping location and communicates the interior to the environment outside the exterior surface. The crimp movement assembly within the shaft delivers the first crimp to the distal crimping location by moving the first crimp longitudinally from a first proximal position into the distal crimping location and returning to a second proximal position without the first crimp. The snare pulls at least one cord from distal of the first crimp through the first crimp and through a portion of the shaft and out the side of the shaft through the lateral opening.
摘要:
Device for treating mitral insufficiency and a method for producing the device. The device comprises a proximal stent section (222); a distal stent section (224); a central stent section (226) interconnecting said proximal stent section (222) and said distal stent section (226); and at least one biodegradable structure (228), disposed on the central stent section (226). Said proximal stent section (222) and said distal stent section (226) being radially expandable by deployment of said device. Moreover said biodegradable structure (228) is arranged to retain the central section (226) in a contracted shape for a predetermined period after deployment of the device.
摘要:
The invention refers to a device for treatment of mitral annulus dilatation without the need for cardiopulmonary bypass, comprising an elongate body (8) made of memory metal which has a memory of an original shape, the elongate body having such dimensions as to be insertable through the venous system and into the coronary sinus (5) by a catheter technique and having two states, in a first of which the elongate body has a shape that is adaptable to the shape of the coronary sinus, and to the second of which the elongate body is transferable from the said first state by returning toward the original shape and assuming a reduced radius of curvature, whereby the radius of curvature of the coronary sinus is reduced as well as the circumference of the mitral valve annulus, when the elongate body is positioned in the coronary sinus.