Calcified annulus model for transcatheter aortic valve replacement
AssigneeRegents of the University of Minnesota
InventorsRichard W. Bianco, John P. Carney, Matthew T. Lahti
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Abstract
A device includes an annular, elastic band having a rectangular cross section. A foil band is affixed to a surface of the elastic band. A contiguous fabric sheath is configured to encase the elastic band and foil band.
Claims20
An implantable device for promoting aortic stenosis, the device comprising a plurality of segments, each segment including an elastic core encased in a fabric sheath, wherein the plurality of segments are configured for placement within a tract and configured to form an annulus in the tract, and wherein each segment is configured for suturing to a wall of the tract and wherein the plurality of segments are configured to engage with an external surface of an aortic valve replacement device.
A method of promoting formation of aortic stenosis, the method comprising:
- positioning a plurality of segments within a tract, each segment having an elastic core and having a fabric sheath;
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- affixing sutures to the plurality of segments and to a wall of the tract, the segments arranged to form an annulus in the tract, and wherein the plurality of segments are configured to engage with an external surface of an aortic valve replacement device.
A device comprising:
- an annular, elastic band having a rectangular cross section;
- a foil band affixed to a surface of the elastic band;
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- a contiguous fabric sheath encasing the elastic band and foil band.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.