Patent ID: 9333078
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. A heart valve assembly comprising: a first prosthesis configured to expand from an unexpanded state to an expanded state at which the first prosthesis contacts native tissue of a body lumen; a second valve prosthesis comprising a valve and having a multi-lobed circumference; and a connection adapter attached to the second valve prosthesis and configured to secure the second valve prosthesis to the first prosthesis in vivo after implantation of the first prosthesis, the connection adapter having a longitudinally-extending segment with a multi-lobed circumference, wherein the multi-lobed circumference of the second valve prosthesis is received within the longitudinally-extending segment of the connection adapter with the multi-lobed circumference.