A PERCUTANEOUSLY DELIVERED HEART VALVE AND DELIVERY MEANS THEREOF

摘要

This invention discloses a percutaneous delivered heart valve (10) and delivery means (21) thereof, wherein the percutaneous delivered heart valve (10) is a twistedly foldable heart valve prosthesis comprising a generally cylindrical support element (11) with a flexible diameter, wherein the support element is twistedly foldable to a smaller diameter, a flexible heart valve with a plurality of valvular leaflets releasably attached to said support element, and a receptacle (14) having a plurality of connecting members (15) secured to the cylindrical support element (11), wherein the receptacle (14) is releasably matched to an expanding element (31) capable of untwisting the receptacle (14) adapted for untwisting and unfolding said heart valve (10).