Patent ID: 9452047
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A heart valve prosthesis recapture device comprising: a heart valve prosthesis having a radially compressed configuration and a radially expanded configuration; a valve delivery capsule, having a distal end and a proximally facing opening, wherein the valve delivery capsule is configured to maintain the heart valve prosthesis in the radially compressed configuration and wherein distal movement of the valve delivery capsule releases at least a portion of the heart valve prosthesis from therewithin; a guide wire disposed through the valve delivery capsule; a recapture sleeve including a distal end fixedly attached to the guide wire at a location distal of the valve delivery capsule and a proximal end having an opening along a longitudinal axis of the recapture sleeve, wherein with the valve delivery capsule in a position such that the heart valve prosthesis is partially deployed proximal of the valve delivery capsule, the recapture sleeve is configured to be moved proximally from the location distal from the valve delivery capsule over the valve delivery capsule and over the partially deployed heart valve prosthesis to collapse the partially deployed heart valve prosthesis.