Patent ID: 8709077
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for replacing a damaged or diseased aortic valve, the method comprising: minimally invasively advancing a delivery cannula into a patient, a self-expanding prosthetic heart valve in a radially compressed state loaded within the delivery cannula, the prosthetic valve comprising: positioning the delivery cannula with the prosthetic heart valve within an annulus of a native aortic valve; releasing the prosthetic heart valve from the delivery cannula within the annulus of the native aortic valve; allowing the prosthetic heart valve to self-expand within the annulus of the native aortic valve such that the tubular base of the support stent of the prosthetic heart valve expands to engage the annulus and the three leaflets of the prosthetic heart valve are disposed downstream of the annulus; and removing the delivery cannula from the patient.