Patent ID: 9370423
Filing Date: 2016-06-21
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A system for repairing a heart valve of a patient, the system comprising: a replacement prosthetic heart valve including: a self-expanding stent defining a proximal side opposite a distal side, and forming a first proximal node at the proximal side, wherein the self-expanding stent is configured to self-expand from a compressed arrangement toward a normal, expanded arrangement, a valve structure attached to the self-expanding stent; and a delivery device including: an inner shaft, a first and second engagement members, a covering structure comprising an inner sheath member, an outer sheath; wherein the system is configured to provide: a delivery state in which the replacement prosthetic heart valve is loaded over the inner shaft and is retained in the compressed arrangement by the outer sheath, the delivery state further including the first engagement member connected to the first proximal node, and the covering structure surrounding the first and second engagement members adjacent to a location of connection between the first engagement member and the first proximal node, wherein the delivery state further includes the covering structure disposed within the outer sheath, a partial deployment state in which the outer sheath is retracted from over the prosthetic heart valve, the partial deployment state further includes the first engagement member connected to the first proximal node and the covering structure surrounding the first and second engagement members adjacent to the location of connection between the first engagement member and the first proximal node, a full deployment state in which the prosthetic heart valve is released from the delivery device.