System and method for replacing an inflamed or infected heart valve
OwnerAlexander Lauten, Hans Reiner Figullainventors
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system for replacing a heart valve that is diseased owing to inflammation and/or an infection. The system has: a stent system with at least one expandable stent; and a replacement heart valve which is secured to the at least one stent and has at least two heart valve leaflets. The at least one stent has a coating with an antimicrobial substance or an antimicrobially effective carrier material, preferably on the inner side and/or the outer side.
Claims15
A system for replacing an inflamed or infected valve of the heart, wherein the system comprises:
- a stent system including at least one expandable stent;
- a replacement heart valve secured to the at least one expandable stent and comprising at least two heart valve leaflets;
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- a coating of an antimicrobial substance or an antimicrobially active carrier material on an interior and/or exterior of the at least one expandable stent.
A method for replacing an inflamed or infected valve of the heart, comprising:
- providing a system including:
- a stent system further including at least one expandable stent;
- a replacement heart valve secured to the at least one expandable stent and comprising at least two heart valve leaflets;
- a coating of an antimicrobial substance or an antimicrobially active carrier material on the interior and/or exterior side of the at least one expandable stent;
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- a chamber fillable with a substance, provided in or on the skirt region and configured such that the substance accommodated in the chamber of the at least one expandable stent is releasable to surrounding tissue;
- implanting the stent system including at least one expandable stent into a diseased heart for the replacement of a diseased native or artificial heart valve;
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- filling the chamber with the substance prior to and/or during and/or subsequent to implantation of the at least one expandable stent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.