Patent ID: 9681950
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A method of placing a prosthetic valve device in a body lumen in need thereof percutaneously, wherein said valve device is a modular valve device comprising a plurality of device modules, the method comprising: affixing an anchor in a body lumen at a location of valve implantation, with the proviso that said anchor is not a leading suture; percutaneously inserting said valve device into said body lumen; percutaneously positioning said prosthetic percutaneous valve device at said location of valve implantation using said anchor; wherein said anchor is connected to a placement wire; and guiding said valve device along said placement wire to said location of valve implantation; wherein said plurality of device modules are spatially separate during delivery and comprise a support structure and a valve module wherein each of said plurality of device modules comprises a reduced profile during delivery relative to a delivered configuration.