Prosthetic implant, delivery system and delivery apparatus
AssigneesSingapore Health Services Pte Ltd, Apparent LLC
InventorsJames R. Watson, Carl H. Poppe
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AssigneesSingapore Health Services Pte Ltd, Apparent LLC
InventorsJames R. Watson, Carl H. Poppe
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A prosthetic implant including an anchor member; at least one resilient tethering strut extending from the anchor member; a coaptation structure coupled to an end of the at least one resilient tethering strut; and a tensioning unit extending between the anchor member and the coaptation structure. The tensioning unit including a flexible hollow tubing, and a tensioning wire extending therethrough with a first end of the tensioning wire fixed at a junction between a first end of the flexible hollow tubing and the coaptation structure and with a second end of the tensioning wire extending out from a second end of the flexible hollow tubing. The second end of the tensioning wire being pullable away from the second end of the flexible hollow tubing to bend the flexible hollow tubing and the at least one resilient tethering strut to move the coaptation structure relative to the anchor member.
A prosthetic implant comprising
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