Patent ID: 11938028
Assignee: INNOVHEART S.R.L.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for assembling a prosthetic system for heart valve replacement, the prosthetic system comprising a prosthetic valved body and an annular support structure within which the prosthetic valved body can be expanded until the prosthetic valved body meets opposition, the annular support structure being made with a hollow geometry allowing passage of a guide wire and having a locking mechanism which enables permanent and durable structural continuity to be restored during a procedure of positioning and release at an implant site, the method comprising the steps of:
deploying at least one guide wire within a heart, wrapping the at least one guide wire around a whole of a native valve of the heart, so as to provide an effective guide for positioning the annular support structure;
mounting the annular support structure on a positioning and support device for the annular support structure,
advancing the annular support structure over the at least one guide wire and deploying the annular support structure into the heart and around the native valve, guided by the at least one guide wire;
applying a closing action to the locking mechanism of the annular support structure; and
introducing the prosthetic valved body, the prosthetic valved body being collapsed and mounted on a positioning and release device for the prosthetic valved body, integrated with the positioning and support device for the annular support structure.