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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2017
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Amr Salahieh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Ulrich R. Haug, Campbell, CA (US);
Hans F. Valencia, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Robert A. Geshlider, San Francisco, CA (US);
Tom Saul, El Granada, CA (US);
Dwight P. Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Kenneth J. Michlitsch, Livermore, CA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. The apparatus includes a replacement valve and an expandable anchor configured for endovascular delivery to a vicinity of the patient's heart valve. In some embodiments, the replacement valve is adapted to wrap about the anchor, for example, by everting during endovascular deployment. In some embodiments, the replacement valve is not connected to expandable portions of the anchor. In some embodiments, the anchor is configured for active foreshortening during endovascular deployment. In some embodiments, the anchor includes expandable lip and skirt regions for engaging the patient's heart valve during deployment. In some embodiments, the anchor comprises a braid fabricated from a single strand of wire. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a lock configured to maintain anchor expansion.