SURGICAL HEART VALVES

A quick-connect heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted during a surgical procedure is provided. The heart valve includes a substantially non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a plastically-expandable frame, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without s...

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Hauptverfasser: Farhat, Lawrence J, Phung, Andrew, Zeng, Qinggang, Scott, Michael J, Zheng, Kevin W, Cristea, Carey L, Pintor, Rafael, Chien, Thomas, Chen, Harvey H, Brunnett, William C, Kalam, Faisal, Yambao, August R, Walls, Sara M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A quick-connect heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted during a surgical procedure is provided. The heart valve includes a substantially non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a plastically-expandable frame, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. A small number of guide sutures may be provided for aortic valve orientation. The prosthetic valve may be a commercially available valve with a sewing ring with the frame attached thereto. The frame may expand from a conical deployment shape to a conical expanded shape, and may include web-like struts connected between axially-extending posts. A system and method for deployment includes an integrated handle shaft and balloon catheter. A valve holder is stored with the heart valve and the handle shaft easily attaches thereto to improve valve preparation steps.