Prosthetic heart valve delivery apparatus
US9155619B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 9, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M25/0051
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide a prosthetic valve (e.g., prosthetic heart valve) and a valve delivery apparatus for delivery of the prosthetic valve to a native valve site via the human vasculature. The delivery apparatus is particularly suited for advancing a prosthetic heart valve through the aorta (i.e., in a retrograde approach) for replacing a diseased native aortic valve. The delivery apparatus in particular embodiments is configured to deploy a prosthetic valve from a delivery sheath in a precise and controlled manner at the target location within the body.
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