Fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue

A method for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue, the method comprising:

• positioning a fixation band adjacent to tissue;
• after the step of positioning the fixation band, actuating a compression device that is operatively attached to the fixation band for moving a proximal annular portion and a distal annular portion of the fixation band toward one another, and thereby deforming and deploying at least one staple that is supported between the proximal and distal annular portions into the tissue;
• and
• after the step of actuating the compression device, attaching the prosthetic heart valve to the fixation band.

A method for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue, the method comprising:

• providing a fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue, the fixation band comprising:
• a proximal annular portion and a distal annular portion selectively positioned relatively to one another, the proximal annular portion and the distal annular portion each having a proximal side and a distal side, the proximal side of the distal annular portion and the distal side of the proximal annular portion being oriented toward one another, and the prosthetic heart valve being attached to one of the distal side of the distal annular portion and the proximal side of the proximal annular portion;
• a plurality of staples configured between the distal side of the proximal annular portion and the proximal side of the distal annular portion, each of the plurality of staples having two ends;
• and
• a compression device in attachment to the proximal annular portion and the distal annular portion, the compression device being configured to selectively position the proximal annular portion and the distal annular portion toward one another so as to compress the two ends of each of the plurality of staples therebetween so as to deform and deploy the plurality of staples into tissue so as to affix the prosthetic heart valve to the tissue;
• positioning the fixation band adjacent to the tissue;
• and
• actuating the compression device so as to move the proximal annular portion and the distal annular portion toward one another so as to deform at least one of the plurality of staples and to deploy the deformed staple into the tissue.