METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DEPLOYING MINIMALLY-INVASIVE HEART VALVES

摘要

A medical assembly for replacing a native heart valve of a patient can include a deployment mechanism and a radially expandable and contractable prosthetic heart valve coupled to the deployment mechanism. The prosthetic heart valve can comprise a self-expandable stent body and a plurality of leaflet-forming membranes. The assembly can further include a storage container, wherein the prosthetic heart valve and the deployment mechanism are disposed in the storage container.

主权项

1. A medical assembly for replacing a native heart valve of a patient, the assembly comprising:
a radially expandable and contractable prosthetic heart valve comprising a self-expandable stent body and a plurality of leaflet-forming membranes, the stent body having a proximal end and a distal end; a deployment mechanism configured to deploy the prosthetic heart valve within the native heart valve of the patient, the prosthetic heart valve being coupled to the deployment mechanism; and a storage container; wherein the prosthetic heart valve and the deployment mechanism are disposed in the storage container with the prosthetic heart valve in a radially expanded state, and the prosthetic heart valve is compressible from the radially expanded state to a radially contracted state with the deployment mechanism coupled to the prosthetic heart valve.