Heart valve docking system
AssigneeEdwards Lifesciences Corporation
InventorsDarshin S. Patel, Hernan Altman, Boaz Manash, Tamir S. Levi, Dinesh L. Sirimanne
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AssigneeEdwards Lifesciences Corporation
InventorsDarshin S. Patel, Hernan Altman, Boaz Manash, Tamir S. Levi, Dinesh L. Sirimanne
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A docking device for docking a prosthetic valve at a native valve of a heart includes a coiled body and a high friction sleeve. The coiled body has an upper region, a central region, and a lower region. The docking device is configured to be implanted at the native valve with the upper region positioned in a first chamber of the heart, the lower region positioned in a second chamber of the heart, and the central region positioned to extend around a plurality of leaflets of the native valve. A high friction sleeve covers at least a portion of the central region. The high friction sleeve comprises a material configured to generate more friction between the prosthetic valve and the docking device than an exterior surface of the coiled body.
A docking device for docking a prosthetic valve at a native valve of a heart, the docking device comprising:
A system for implanting a prosthetic valve in a native mitral valve of a heart, the system comprising:
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