Jason P. Hill,Tracee E.J. Eidenschink,Graig L. Kveen
申请号:
US14155905
公开号:
US20140128969A1
申请日:
2014.01.15
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
An apparatus, system, and method for percutaneous valve replacement and/or augmentation. The apparatus includes a valve having a valve frame, a valve leaflet coupled to the valve frame, and a thread passing over the valve frame to hold the valve frame in a partially deployed state, where removal of the thread allows the valve frame to expand toward a deployed state. Use of the thread to hold the valve frame allows for staged deployment of the valve.