Dwight P. Morejohn;Amr Salahieh;Brian D. Brandt;Jean-Pierre Dueri;Hans F. Valencia;Ulrich R. Haug;Robert A. Geshlider
发明人:
Amr Salahieh,Brian D. Brandt,Dwight P. Morejohn,Ulrich R. Haug,Jean-Pierre Dueri,Hans F. Valencia,Robert A. Geshlider
申请号：
US10746872
公开号：
US08182528B2
申请日:
2003.12.23
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve, including: a replacement valve adapted to be delivered endovascularly to a vicinity of the heart valve； an expandable anchor adapted to be delivered endovascularly to the vicinity of the heart valve； and a lock mechanism configured to maintain a minimum amount of anchor expansion. The invention also includes a method for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of: endovascularly delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve； expanding the anchor to a deployed configuration； and locking the anchor in the deployed configuration.
