Patent ID: 8323332
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of reducing retrograde flow across a valve within a body cavity comprising the steps of: a. an initial step of implanting a prosthetic valve having at least one leaflet comprising an extracellular matrix material and at least one aperture permitting retrograde fluid flow across the prosthetic valve; b. permitting the implanted prosthetic valve to remain in the body cavity for a remodeling-effective period of time; c. identifying the prosthetic valve within the body cavity comprising an aperture permitting retrograde fluid flow across the valve; and d. implanting an occluding device after the remodeling-effective period of time, the occluding device comprising remodelable material in contact with the aperture of the valve within the body cavity to reduce the retrograde fluid flow across the valve.