Patent ID: 8308796
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of implanting a prosthetic valve within the heart, the method comprising: advancing with a deployment catheter a prosthetic valve comprising an inflatable structure to a first position proximate a native valve of the heart; inflating a first chamber of the inflatable structure in the first position proximate the native valve of the heart through a first inflation tube that extends at least partially through the deployment catheter and is axially moveable with respect to the deployment catheter; moving the prosthetic valve to a second position proximate the native valve of the heart independently inflating a second chamber of the inflatable structure in the second position proximate the native valve of the heart through a second inflation tube that extends at least partially through the deployment catheter and is also axially moveable with respect to the deployment catheter; and tilting the prosthetic valve off axis by controlling a relative position of at least three members coupled to the prosthetic valve at three separate locations rotationally spaced about the longitudinal axis of the prosthetic valve and extending through the deployment catheter.