Method Of Replacing Native Heart Valve Tissue
AssigneeMedtentia International Ltd Oy
InventorsPer Antonsson, Paul A. Spence
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Abstract
A device for repairing a heart valve comprises an implantation instrument. The implantation instrument comprises a first support ring, and a second support ring connected to said first support ring to form a coiled configuration. The first support ring is configured to abut one side of the valve and the second support ring is configured to abut an opposite side of the valve to thereby trap a portion of the valve tissue therebetween. The device further comprises an annuloplasty implant adapted to be attached to the heart valve annulus in order to reshape the annulus and allow the leaflets to open and close properly. The annuloplasty implant is connected to the implantation instrument for insertion to the annulus.
Claims14
1-6. (canceled)
A method of replacing a heart valve of a patient, the method comprising:
- inserting an implantation instrument comprising a first and a second support ring connected to each other to form a coned configuration and a replacement valve being attached to the second support ring into the patient, said instrument being inserted such that valve tissue is trapped between the first and second support rings,
- attaching the replacement valve to the valve tissue, and
- removing the implantation instrument.
10-29. (canceled)
A method of treating a heart valve in a patient, the method comprising:
- inserting an implantation instrument into a patient;
- trapping a valve tissue between a first ring and a second ring of said implantation instrument;
- attaching a valve treatment device to said valve tissue;
- removing said implantation instrument.
A method of treating a heart valve in a patient, the method comprising:
- inserting an implantation instrument into a patient;
- trapping a valve tissue between a first ring and a second ring of said implantation instrument;
- attaching an annuloplasty ring to said valve tissue;
- removing said implantation instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.