Repositionable heart valve method
US8840663B2 · kind B2 · utility
488Cited by
449References
27Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0039
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for percutaneously replacing a heart valve of a patient. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of percutaneously delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve in an unexpanded configuration; expanding the anchor to a deployed configuration in which the anchor contacts tissue at a first anchor site; repositioning the anchor to a second anchor site; and deploying the anchor at the second anchor site.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.