Systems and methods for sizing and implanting prosthetic heart valves
US12161551B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2019 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0069
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of implanting a prosthetic heart valve includes selecting a prosthetic heart valve. The selected prosthetic heart valve has a nominal diameter that is greater than a native annulus diameter of a native annulus by up to forty percent. The method further comprises compressing the selected prosthetic heart valve to a radially compressed configuration in which the selected prosthetic heart valve has a first diameter that is less than the nominal diameter, positioning the selected prosthetic heart valve within the native annulus, and expanding the selected prosthetic heart valve from the radially compressed configuration to a radially expanded configuration in which the selected prosthetic heart valve has a second diameter which is less than the nominal diameter by up to ten percent and which is greater than the first diameter.
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