Device for implanting a prosthesis for a heart valve and assembly procedure
A device for implanting a heart prosthesis including a central body, a containment portion having one or more sub-components, and a release device for the central body capable of being inserted into a catheter. A device for assisting the connection operation between the central body and the sub-components of the containment portion includes an assembly of catheters, of which there are at least two catheters for each sub-component of the containment portion, the catheters being joined to each other over a portion thereof and having at least one free end for each catheter.
1. A set for assembling a heart prosthesis, the set comprising:
a heart prosthesis, comprising an expandable central body, a containment portion having one or more sub-components and limiting, when assembled, an expansion of the central body, and connecting elements provided on the central body for connecting the sub-components of the containment portion to the central body; and
a connection device for connecting the connecting elements on the central body and the sub-components of the containment portion, said connection device comprising an assembly of catheters, of which there are at least two catheters for each sub-component of the containment portion, the catheters being joined to each other over a portion thereof and each having at least one free end.
2. The set according to claim 1 , wherein the catheters which constitute the assembly of catheters are incompressible in a longitudinal direction.
3. The set according to claim 1 , wherein the catheters which constitute the assembly of catheters are flexible.
4. The set according to claim 1 , wherein the catheters which constitute the assembly of catheters are grouped together in a same sheath which groups together the catheters along a portion thereof.
5. The set according to claim 4 , wherein the sheath further comprises a longitudinal lumen.
6. The set according to claim 1 , wherein there are at least two sub-components of the containment portion and there are at least four catheters of the assembly of catheters.
7. A set for implanting a heart prosthesis, the set comprising:
a heart prosthesis, comprising an expandable central body, a containment portion having one or more sub-components limiting, when assembled, an expansion of the central body, and connecting elements provided on the central body for connecting the sub-components of the containment portion to the central body;
a release device for the central body which is capable of being inserted into a catheter; and
a connection device for connecting the connecting elements on the central body and the sub-components of the containment portion, said connection device comprising an assembly of catheters, of which there are at least two catheters for each sub-component of the containment portion, the catheters being joined to each other over a portion thereof and each having at least one free end.
8. The set according to claim 7 , wherein the catheters which constitute the assembly of catheters are incompressible in a longitudinal direction.
9. The set according to claim 7 , wherein the catheters which constitute the assembly of catheters are flexible.
10. The set according to claim 7 , wherein the catheters which constitute the assembly of catheters are grouped together in a same sheath which groups together the catheters along a portion thereof.
11. The set according to claim 10 , wherein the sheath further comprises a longitudinal lumen.
12. The set according to claim 7 , wherein there are at least two sub-components of the containment portion and there are at least four catheters of the assembly of catheters.