Patent ID: 8623080
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of using a prosthetic heart valve assembly, the method comprising: implanting a first prosthesis directly into a native annulus, the first prosthesis having a central longitudinal axis, a first wall segment, a second wall segment adjacent the first wall segment and angled relative to the longitudinal axis, a first engagement element positioned on the first wall segment, and a second engagement element positioned on the second wall segment; and engaging the first engagement element of the first prosthesis with a third engagement element of a second prosthesis and engaging the second engagement element with a fourth engagement element of the second prosthesis to securely couple the second prosthesis to the first prosthesis, the second prosthesis having a prosthetic valve, wherein the first engagement element engages the second engagement element by moving the second prosthesis towards the first prosthesis in a direction generally parallel to the central longitudinal axis until the first engagement element engages the second engagement element.