Systems and methods for enabling heart valve replacement
AssigneeGeorgia Tech Reasearch Corporation
InventorsAjit P. Yoganathan, Jorge Hernan Jimenez
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Abstract
The present invention describes a cardiac prosthetic system (400) comprising: an anchoring conduit (200) having a harbour (415), the harbour including a first releasably engaging component (515); a temporary valve (305) and a heart valve prosthesis (420) having a second releasably engaging component (445) enabled to be securely coupled and uncoupled from the first releasably engaging component (515) of the harbour (415).
Claims47
A method of preparing a heart valve for replacement comprising the steps of:
- delivering an anchoring conduit to a heart valve, wherein the anchoring conduit includes a harbor enabled to releasably connect a heart valve prosthesis;
- expanding the anchoring conduit in the heart valve;
- and
- wherein the expansion of the anchoring conduit defines an open cavity.
(canceled)
An anchoring conduit comprising:
- an expandable structure having a proximal anchor component and a distal anchor component;
- and
- wherein the expansion of the expandable structure enables the proximal anchor component and the distal anchor component to interface with a tissue component and define an open cavity, the open cavity having a smooth and substantially uniform inner surface.
(canceled)
A method of improving a valve competency comprising the steps of:
- providing an anchoring conduit to an area proximate a heart valve, wherein the anchoring conduit includes a harbor enabled to releasably connect a heart valve prosthesis;
- deploying the anchoring conduit, the deployment of the anchoring conduit defines an open cavity;
- and
- deploying a heart valve prosthesis in the open cavity of the anchoring conduit.
A method of improving a deficient heart valve comprising the steps of:
- delivering an anchoring conduit to a heart valve, the anchoring conduit having a harbor enabled to releasably connect a heart valve prosthesis;
- delivering a temporary valve, in a condensed state, to a target site proximate the heart valve;
- deploying the temporary valve at the target site proximate the heart valve;
- deploying the anchoring conduit in the heart valve, the deployment of the anchoring conduit disabling the heart valve;
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- wherein the temporary valve operates to temporarily replace the function of the heart valve when the anchoring conduit is expanded.
A cardiac prosthetic system comprising:
- an anchoring conduit having a harbor, the harbor including a first releasably engaging component;
- a temporary valve;
- and
- a heart valve prosthesis having a second releasably engaging component enabled to be securely coupled and uncoupled from the first releasably engaging component of the harbor.
A cardiac device comprising:
- a heart valve prosthesis having a releasably engaging component;
- and
- wherein the releasably engaging component is enabled to be connected to a harbor located within a heart.
A cardiac prosthetic system comprising an anchoring conduit having a harbor, the harbor including a first releasably engaging component.
The method of improving a deficient heart valve of claim 41, wherein the heart valve prosthesis can be delivered through a conduit in the temporary valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.