The invention relates to an annuloplasty device for use on a posterior annulus of a mitral valve, including at least a first and a second anchor unit, preferably a plurality of anchor units, that are deployable to the mitral valve by means of a vascular delivery device, such as a catheter, and positionable in a row along the annulus, including anchor means arranged on each of the first and second anchor units, wherein the first and second anchor units are interconnected by connection means defining a distance between the first and second anchor units, further including pulling means for reducing the distance between the first and second anchor units so as to pull the annulus together, wherein the anchor units are arranged to be rotatable to one another around a longitudinal axis extending along the row.

An aspiration system includes a pump and a control system in communication with the pump. The control system includes a microcontroller, an antenna configured to receive a signal, and a pump control board in communication with the microcontroller. The antenna is in communication with the microcontroller. Upon receiving the signal, the pump control board operates the pump to create negative pressure according to the signal.

A heart valve prosthesis for replacing a diseased native valve in a patient, the valve includes an expandable frame structure and an anchor. The anchor comprises a free end and has a flat spiral shape. The anchor comprises a housing, a lumen disposed within the housing, and a plurality of spiral bands translatably disposed within the housing. The valve may further include a valve segment mounted within the frame structure and expanded with the frame structure. The frame structure may be configured for receiving a valve segment.

A self-expanding wire frame for a pre-configured compressible transcatheter prosthetic cardiovascular valve, a combined inner frame/outer frame support structure for a prosthetic valve, and methods for deploying such a valve for treatment of a patient in need thereof, are disclosed.

A prosthesis secures a replacement valve in a heart. The prosthesis includes a radially expandable inflow section and outflow section, and migration blocker rods. The inflow section has a tapered shape and is implanted within an atrium of a heart adjacent a native valve annulus. The outflow section couples to the inflow section, and is configured to be implanted through the native valve annulus and at least partially within a ventricle of the heart. The migration blocker rods extend circumferentially around at least a portion of the outflow section and hold native leaflets of the heart valve. In a contracted configuration, the prosthesis may be implanted through a catheter into the heart. In an expanded configuration, the tapered shape of the inflow section in the atrium cooperates with the migration blockers in the ventricle to hold the prosthesis against the native valve annulus.

A branched stent includes a main branch having a tubular main lumen and a side branch that branches off from the main branch. The main branch and the side branch are made from a strand-shaped starting material. The side branch is configurable between a first state in which the side branch lies within the main lumen and a second state in which the side lies outside the main lumen. In the second state, the side branch defines a tubular side branch fluidically connected to the main lumen. The side branch is formed at least in part of a shape-memory material.

Prosthetic heart valve devices for percutaneous replacement of native heart valves and associated systems and method are disclosed herein. A prosthetic heart valve device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an anchoring member having an upstream portion configured to engage with tissue on or near the annulus of the native heart valve and to deform in a non-circular shape to conform to the tissue. The device can also include a mechanically isolated valve support coupled to the anchoring member and configured to support a prosthetic valve. The device can further include an atrial extension member extending radially outward from the upstream portion of the anchoring member and which is deformable without substantially deforming the anchoring member. In some embodiments, the upstream portion of the anchoring member and the extension member may be deformed while the valve support remains sufficiently stable.

A delivery device (1) for an endoprosthesis (2). The endoprosthesis (2) is preferably an endoprosthesis for treating an aneurysm. The delivery device (1) comprises an outer sheath (3) and an inner tube (4). The inner tube (4) is arranged within the outer sheath (3) and at least one restraining tube (5, 30). The restraining tube (5, 30) is for holding the endoprosthesis (2) in a compressed configuration. The restraining tube (5, 30) is arranged between the outer sheath (3) and the inner tube (4). The outer sheath (3), the inner tube (4) and at least one restraining tube (5, 30) are coaxial. The restraining tube (5, 30) includes at least one axial elongation (6) extending from a distal end portion of the restraining tube. The at least one axial elongation (6) is adapted to be laced through portions of the endoprosthesis (2).

A prosthetic device for sealing a native heart valves to prevent or reduce regurgitation comprises a spacer having one or more anchors. The spacer may also have atrial support structures, ventricular support structures, or both atrial and ventricular support structures In some cases, the spacer has anchors that attach to the leaflets as well as atrial and ventricular support. In some cases, the spacer straddles the annulus and is located by anchors, and in some cases the support structures can be implanted within the native heart valve. In some cases, the prosthetic device reduces the annulus diameter when implanted within the native heart vasculature. In some cases, the prosthetic device cinches the annulus when implanted within the native heart vasculature.

This invention provides a stent graft transport device that can perform not only automatic rotational angle adjustment by means of self-alignment, but also smooth and easy transportation. The stent graft transport device transports a stent graft to a lesion part along a guide wire that is inserted into the inside of a blood vessel beforehand. The stent graft transport device includes a posture control member that is provided with a through bore through which the guide wire slidably passes in a curved state in one direction. The stent graft transport device is also characterized in that the posture control member is shorter than the stent graft and is mounted on a distal end part of the stent graft.