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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2011
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Michael J. Drews, Sacramento, CA (US);
Neil Holmgren, Alameda, CA (US);
D. Bruce Modesitt, San Carlos, CA (US);
Thomas J. Fogarty, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Michael J. Drews, Sacramento, CA (US);
Neil Holmgren, Alameda, CA (US);
D. Bruce Modesitt, San Carlos, CA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of using a prosthetic heart valve assembly can include implanting a first prosthesis directly into a native annulus. The first prosthesis can have a central longitudinal axis and a first engagement element. The method can also include engaging the first engagement element of the first prosthesis with a second engagement element of a second prosthesis to securely couple the second prosthesis to the first prosthesis. The second prosthesis can have a prosthetic valve. The first engagement element engages the second engagement element by moving the second prosthesis towards the first prosthesis in a direction generally parallel to the central longitudinal axis until the first engagement element engages the second engagement element.