Prosthetic cardiac valve devices, systems, and methods
US11986389B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 2023 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0063
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for treating a diseased native valve in a patient, the system comprising a compressible and expandable frame structure and an anchor. The anchor comprises a wire having a free end and is configured to be fully advanced from an atrial side of a native valve in a patient into a ventricle of the heart and anchor the frame structure to the native valve when the frame structure is in the expanded configuration adjacent the native valve.
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