Transcatheter prosthetic heart valve delivery system with recapturing feature and method
US9320597B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2210/0014
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A delivery system for percutaneously deploying a stented prosthetic heart valve. The system includes a delivery capsule and a recapture assembly. The capsule is configured to compressively retain the prosthesis. The recapture assembly includes a frame and sleeve attached to the frame. The recapture assembly is transitionable from a compressed arrangement to an expanded arrangement with a distally increasing diameter.
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