Sumit Agrawal,Ismail Guler,David M. Flynn,Paul F. Chouinard,Kenneth M. Merdan
申请号:
US14823691
公开号:
US20160045306A1
申请日:
2015.08.11
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要:
A transcatheter valve frame comprising a valve frame comprising an elongate tubular member having a longitudinal axis and a circumference, the elongate tubular member comprising a plurality of struts interconnected by peaks and valleys that define a closed cell construction comprising a plurality of interconnected cells, the valve frame is formed from a single piece of material comprising a metal or metal alloy, the valve frame having a diameter that increases upon axial compression and the valve frame comprising a locking mechanism integral with the valve frame configured to fix the diameter of the valve frame.