Delivery systems and methods of implantation for prosthetic heart valves
US8157853B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2009 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0098
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of deploying an implantable stented device in an anatomical location of a patient, including the steps of providing a delivery system with first and second stent engagement structures at its distal end, attaching a first structural element of the stented device to the first stent engagement structure and attaching a second structural element of the stented device to the second stent engagement structure, advancing the stented device to an implantation site, and sequentially disengaging the first structural element of the stented device from the first stent engagement structure of the delivery system and then disengaging the second structural element of the stented device from the second stent engagement structure.
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