Replacement heart valve and method
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Nov 25, 2014
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Jan 22, 2013
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Sep 29, 2008
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A method of treating a native heart valve includes delivering a replacement valve to the native heart valve. The native heart valve can be any one of aortic, pulmonary, mitral and tricuspid valves. The replacement valve comprising an expandable frame and a valve body attached to the expandable frame. The method can also include expanding the frame at a patient's valve annulus, wherein expansion of the frame causes respective ends of both proximal anchors and distal anchors connected to the frame to draw closer together to grasp native tissue between the respective ends of the proximal anchors and distal anchors.
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