Methods and apparatus for endovascular heart valve replacement comprising tissue grasping elements
US8828078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0069
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve including the following steps: endovascularly delivering an anchor and a replacement valve supported within the anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve in a collapsed delivery configuration, the anchor having grasping elements adapted to grasp tissue in a vicinity of the heart valve; expanding the anchor, thereby rotating the grasping elements; and grasping the tissue with the rotating grasping elements.
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