Patent ID: 9259315
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A percutaneous heart valve delivery system having a first configuration and a second configuration, the system comprising: a sheath; a stent having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lateral side; a replacement valve having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lateral side; at least one suture line extending through the lateral side of the replacement valve, the lateral side of the stent, and between the stent and replacement valve; wherein, when the system is in the first configuration, the stent and replacement valve are disposed within the sheath and the distal end of the replacement valve is proximal to the proximal end of the stent; and when the system is in the second configuration, the distal end of the replacement valve is distal to the proximal end of the stent; wherein pulling proximally on the at least one suture line shifts the system from the first configuration to the second configuration by translating the replacement valve distally toward the stent.