Anchoring device for a prosthetic heart valve
US9414910B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2430/20
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to an anchoring device (1, 100) for implanting a prosthetic heart valve at a valve annulus of a patient. According to the invention, such a device comprises: a compressible and expandable sealed ring member (2, 200); a compressible and expandable anchoring element (3, 300) having a ventricular skirt (33, 303) and an atrial skirt (31, 301) linked by a tubular portion (32, 302); said ring member (2, 200) surrounding said tubular portion (32, 302) of said anchoring element (3, 300) and said anchoring element clamping said prosthetic heart valve.
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