HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT CATHETER

摘要

The disclosure pertains to catheter-based delivery system for intravascular heart valve replacement and methods of use thereof. In addition to the replacement heart valve and associated positioning and installation components, the delivery catheter of the system includes a deployable filter element, an actuator for the deployable filter element, and a fluid expandable balloon located proximate the distal end of the delivery catheter. The delivery catheter may be capable of carrying out a valvuloplasty and/or a determination of a distance within a patient.