GAINOR, JOHN,THILL, GARY A.,WILSON, ROBERT FOSTER,BANICK, CHRISTOPHER M.
申请号：
CA2798711
公开号：
CA2798711C
申请日:
2011.05.10
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2019
代理人:
摘要：
A stentless support structure capable of being at least partly assembled in situ. The support structure comprises a braided tube that is very flexible and, when elongated, becomes very long and very small in diameter, thereby being capable of placement within a small diameter catheter. The support structure is preferably constructed of one or more thin strands of a super-elastic or shape memory material such as Nitinol. When released from the catheter, the support structure folds itself into a longitudinally compact configuration. The support structure thus gains significant strength as the number of folds increase. This radial strength obviates the need for a support stent. The support structure may include attachment points for a prosthetic valve.
