Integrated valve assembly and method of delivering and deploying an integrated valve assembly

US10799343B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Paul Rothstein · Elk River, US
• Jeffrey Sandstrom · Scandia, US
• Geoffrey A. Orth · Sebastopol, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 29, 2018
• Grant date: Oct 13, 2020
• Expiry date: Jun 29, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2250/006
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An integrated valve prosthesis includes an anchor stent, a tether component, and a valve component. The anchor stent includes a self-expanding tubular frame member configured to be deployed in the annulus of an aortic valve or the aorta. The valve component includes a valve frame and a prosthetic valve coupled to the valve frame, and is configured to be deployed within the anchor stent. The tether component includes a first end coupled to the anchor stent and a second end coupled to the valve frame. In the delivery configuration, the tether component extends in a first direction from the anchor stent to the valve component, and in the deployed configuration, the tether component extends in a second direction from the anchor stent to the valve component. The second direction is generally opposite the first direction. The tether component may set the location of the valve component relative to the anchor stent.