Stepwise-clamping type valve prosthesis and delivery system thereof

Abstract

The present application relates to a stepwise-clamping type valve prosthesis including a frame body and a clamping member. The frame body has a channel allowing blood to flow therethrough. The clamping member includes a first clamping member and a second clamping member. One end of the first clamping member is connected to the frame body, and the other end of the first clamping member is a free end. The second clamping member is connected to the first clamping member. The clamping member has three states in sequence from being restricted to being fully released. In the first state, the first clamping member and the second clamping member are both restricted and restricted. In the second state, the second clamping member is restricted, and the first clamping member extends in a radial direction of the frame body and is capable of reaching a position between a valve leaflet and a heart wall. In the third state, the second clamping member protrudes from the first clamping member and extends in a circumferential direction of the frame body and abuts against an outer surface of the frame body, so that an autologous valve leaflet and adjacent tissues are capable of being clamped between the second clamping member, the first clamping member, and the frame body. The contact area between the valve prosthesis and the autologous tissues can be increased, the position stability of the valve prosthesis in the heart can be improved, and the success rate of the operation can be increased.

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