CPC A61F 2/2418 (2013.01) | 5 Claims |
1. A method of deploying a prosthetic heart valve, the method comprising:
engaging the prosthetic heart valve with anatomical structures of a native tricuspid valve, wherein the prosthetic heart valve comprises:
a main body comprising an inflow end portion and an outflow end portion;
an occluder extending between the inflow end and outflow end portions and comprising valve leaflets attached to the main body in an arrangement that: (i) allows blood flow through the occluder in a direction from the inflow end portion toward the outflow end portion along a central axis of the occluder and (ii) prevents blood flow through the occluder in a direction from the outflow end portion toward the inflow end portion; and
a lateral anterior flap extending from the outflow end portion in a first direction that is transverse to the central axis,
wherein the lateral anterior flap extends into a right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), and
wherein an edge portion of the lateral anterior flap extends along and abuts against a lateral wall of the RVOT such that there is lateral wall tissue present both superior to and inferior to the edge portion of the lateral anterior flap to provide anchoring.
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