Patent ID: 11877941
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CARDIAQ LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. A method of implanting a prosthetic implant, comprising:
advancing a prosthetic implant into a patient's vasculature with a delivery apparatus, the delivery apparatus comprising a catheter and a control lead, the catheter including a lumen extending therethrough, the control lead extending through the lumen of the catheter, the prosthetic implant comprising an implant body, a seal extending radially outwardly from the implant body, and a locking bar coupled to the implant body and releasably coupled to the control lead, the implant body including an inflow end portion, an outflow end portion, and a central longitudinal axis extending from the inflow end portion to the outflow end portion, the seal configured for contacting native vascular tissue and reducing leakage between the native vascular tissue and the implant body, the locking bar radially offset relative to the central longitudinal axis of the implant body and movable between an engaged state and a released state relative to the prosthetic implant;
rotating the control lead of the delivery apparatus in a first direction relative to the catheter while the locking bar is in the engaged state such that the locking bar rotates in the first direction relative to the implant body and the implant body expands radially from a first radially compressed state to a first radially expanded state; and
monitoring pressure within the patient's vasculature via pressure sensors coupled to the prosthetic implant.