A heart valve delivery system and its delivery device
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN Β· China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHANGHAI MICROPORT CARDIOFLOW MEDTECH CO LTD
- Publication Date
- 2011-11-30
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Abstract
Description
technical field
[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of medical devices, and more specifically, to a heart valve delivery system and a delivery device thereof. Background technique
[0002] The valves of the heart are made of thin but extremely tough sheets of tissue that open and close as the heart contracts and relaxes. A normal human heart beats about 100,000 times a day, and its valves open and close about 100,000 times a day. Therefore, the valves of the heart must remain flexible and tense throughout a person's life, and can withstand the pressure of the heart chamber and the washing of blood for a long time.
[0003] Valvular heart disease is one of the most common heart diseases in my country, mainly due to valvular damage caused by rheumatic fever; in recent years, with the development of aging population, valvular degeneration (including calcification and mucus degeneration, etc.) Damage is also increasing in our country; in addition, congenital val...