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US 7,776,083 B2Granted
Bioprosthetic cardiovascular valve system
AssigneeThe Cleveland Clinic Foundation
InventorIvan Vesely
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Abstract
A cardiovascular valve system including a permanent base unit that is affixed to the patient using conventional sutures or staples, and a collapsible valve having a collapsible frame that mates with the permanent base unit, and supports valve leaflets. An installed collapsible frame may be re-collapsed and disengaged from the permanent housing. A new collapsible valve is then installed, to resume the function of the prosthesis.
Claims16
A delivery system for shuttling a component to or from an operative site, the delivery system comprising:
- one or more manipulation devices, at least one manipulation device having a first member and a slide means moveable relative to the first member, said slide means including gripping means to grip the component;
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- a platform for anchoring the one or more manipulation devices, the platform including:
- an annular wall defining a lumen, said annular wall expandable to anchor the platform at the operative site, and
- one or more slots formed in the annular wall of the platform to respectively receive the one or more manipulation devices, for anchoring distal ends of the one or more manipulation devices to the platform.
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