Patent ID: 7097659
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A fixation band for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue, the fixation band comprising: a proximal annular portion and a distal annular portion selectively positionable relative to one another, the proximal annular portion and the distal annular portion each having a proximal side and a distal side, the proximal side of the distal annular portion and the distal side of the proximal annular portion being oriented toward one another, and a prosthetic heart valve being attachable to one of the distal side of the distal annular portion and the proximal side of the proximal annular portion; a plurality of staples operatively supported between the proximal annular portion and the distal annular portion; and a compression device operatively positioned between the proximal annular portion and the distal annular portion, the compression device for selectively relatively moving the proximal annular member and the distal annular member toward one another so as to compress the plurality of staples and to deform the plurality of staples and thus deploy the staples into tissue for affixing a prosthetic heart valve to tissue.