REPLACEMENT PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE AND SYSTEM

摘要

A prosthetic heart valve system comprising:
a first prosthetic heart valve for initial implantation to native heart tissue and including:
a support structure;
leaflets mounted to the support structure;
connection means associated with the support structures; and
a replacement prosthetic heart valve for functionally replacing the first prosthetic heart valve following implant of the first prosthetic heart valve, the replacement prosthetic heart valve including:
a support structure;
leaflets mounted to the support structure;
coupling means associated with the support structure;
wherein the connection means and the coupling means are configured such that the coupling means engages the connection means to physically dock the replacement prosthetic heart valve to the first prosthetic heart valve.