US 11,833,043 B2
Heart valve prostheses including torque anchoring mechanisms and delivery devices for the heart valve prostheses
Marian Lally, Galway (IE); Patrick Griffin, Galway (IE); and Luke McCartney, Antrim (IE)
Assigned to Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US)
Filed by Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/163,963.
Application 17/163,963 is a continuation of application No. 15/421,817, filed on Feb. 1, 2017, granted, now 10,905,550.
Prior Publication US 2021/0177592 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
Int. Cl. A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01)
CPC A61F 2/2433 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2409 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2/2439 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0034 (2013.01); A61M 25/1002 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
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1. A heart valve prosthesis comprising:
a frame including an inflow rim and an outflow portion, wherein the inflow rim flares radially outward from the outflow portion, and wherein the frame is radially compressible and radially expandable;
a ring disposed around an outer surface of the outflow portion of the frame such that an inner surface of the ring contacts an outer surface of the outflow portion, wherein the ring is rotatable relative to the frame;
a plurality of barbs extending radially outward from a radially outward surface of the ring; and
a prosthetic heart valve coupled to an inner surface of the outflow portion of the frame.