Delivery systems for prosthetic heart valve
US9339384B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1084
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods from delivering prosthetic devices, such as prosthetic heart valves, through the body and into the heart for implantation therein. The prosthetic devices delivered with the delivery systems disclosed herein are, for example, radially expandable from a radially compressed state mounted on the delivery system to a radially expanded state for implantation using an inflatable balloon of the delivery system. Exemplary delivery routes through the body and into the heart include transfemoral routes, transapical routes, and transaortic routes, among others.
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