CPC A61F 2/246 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61F 2/2487 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0065 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for placing a heart valve therapeutic device across a patient's native heart valve, the method comprising:
delivering a prosthetic in a collapsed state to a heart chamber, the prosthetic coupled to a support;
deploying the prosthetic in the heart chamber;
deflecting the support to direct the prosthetic towards a site of a native heart valve;
moving a portion of the support to move the prosthetic to within the site of the native heart valve; and
expanding a stent to anchor the support, such that the prosthetic is implanted and retained within the site of the native heart valve,
wherein a tube extends through, and is fixed to, the stent and receives the support such that axial and/or rotational movement of the prosthetic is permitted relative to the stent via the support.
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