公开(公告)号：US20080208328A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-28

申请号：US11870001

申请日：2007-10-10

申请人： Joseph D. Antocci ,  David G. Lamphere ,  Salvatore Castro ,  Gregorio Ramon M. Abesames ,  Howard C. Herrmann

发明人： Joseph D. Antocci ,  David G. Lamphere ,  Salvatore Castro ,  Gregorio Ramon M. Abesames ,  Howard C. Herrmann

IPC分类号： A61F2/24

CPC分类号： A61F2/2412 ,  A61F2/243 ,  A61F2/2436 ,  A61F2/2439

摘要： Valve prosthesis systems and methods/systems for placement of such valve prostheses are provided that facilitate efficient, reliable and minimally invasive delivery modalities. The placement systems and methods permit remote manipulation and positioning of the valve prosthesis such that desirable placement relative to anatomical structures, e.g., the heart annulus, may be achieved. The valve prosthesis includes a resilient ring, a plurality of leaflet membranes mounted with respect to the resilient ring, and a plurality of positioning elements movably mounted with respect to the flexible ring. The delivery system includes a first elongate element that terminates at the valve prosthesis and is manipulable by an operator to remotely rotate the positioning elements relative to the flexible ring. A second elongate element terminates at the valve prosthesis and is manipulable by an operator to remotely advance the valve prosthesis downward into an anatomical annulus. The second elongate element may be manipulated to remotely advance the valve prosthesis into the anatomical annulus to assume a position for supporting post-implantation function of the valve prosthesis in situ. The first elongate element may be further manipulated to remotely rotate the positioning element relative to the flexible ring to cause the positioning element to engage tissue associated with the anatomical annulus and to thereby maintain the post-implantation position of the valve prosthesis in situ. Methods for valve prosthesis deployment are also provided.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于放置这种瓣膜假体的瓣膜假体系统和方法/系统，其有助于有效，可靠和微创的递送方式。 放置系统和方法允许瓣膜假体的远程操作和定位，使得可以实现相对于解剖结构（例如心脏环）的期望的放置。 瓣膜假体包括弹性环，相对于弹性环安装的多个传膜，以及相对于柔性环可移动地安装的多个定位元件。 递送系统包括终止于瓣膜假体处的第一细长元件，并且可由操作者操纵以相对于柔性环远程旋转定位元件。 第二细长元件终止在瓣膜假体处，并且可由操作者操纵以将瓣膜假体向下远进地推进到解剖环形中。 第二细长元件可以被操纵以将瓣膜假体远程地推进到解剖环空中，以呈现用于在原位支撑瓣膜假体的植入后功能的位置。 可以进一步操作第一细长元件以相对于柔性环远程旋转定位元件，以使得定位元件接合与解剖学环带相关联的组织，并由此原位维持瓣膜假体的植入后位置。 还提供了用于瓣膜假体部署的方法。