WO2000012032A1 - Sutureless cuff for heart valves - Google Patents
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- WO2000012032A1 WO2000012032A1 PCT/US1999/020215 US9920215W WO0012032A1 WO 2000012032 A1 WO2000012032 A1 WO 2000012032A1 US 9920215 W US9920215 W US 9920215W WO 0012032 A1 WO0012032 A1 WO 0012032A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B17/068—Surgical staplers, e.g. containing multiple staples or clamps
- A61B17/0682—Surgical staplers, e.g. containing multiple staples or clamps for applying U-shaped staples or clamps, e.g. without a forming anvil
- A61B17/0684—Surgical staplers, e.g. containing multiple staples or clamps for applying U-shaped staples or clamps, e.g. without a forming anvil having a forming anvil staying above the tissue during stapling
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
- A61F2/24—Heart valves ; Vascular valves, e.g. venous valves; Heart implants, e.g. passive devices for improving the function of the native valve or the heart muscle; Transmyocardial revascularisation [TMR] devices; Valves implantable in the body
- A61F2/2409—Support rings therefor, e.g. for connecting valves to tissue
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B17/00234—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for minimally invasive surgery
- A61B2017/00238—Type of minimally invasive operation
- A61B2017/00243—Type of minimally invasive operation cardiac
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- the present invention is directed to prosthetic heart valves, and, more particularly, to a sutureless cuff for securing a prosthetic heart valve within a patient's heart.
- valvular insufficiency may result in the accumulation of blood in the heart or regurgitation of blood past the defective valve.
- a mechanical heart valve may come in a variety of styles and configurations.
- a heart valve may include an annular valve body and a knit fabric sewing or suture cuff coupled to the valve body.
- Illustrative valves of this type are described in U.S. Patent No. 5,397,346 entitled "Prosthetic
- heart valve replacement surgery is expensive and requires a highly-skilled team of doctors and support staff.
- the patient is maintained on a heart/lung bypass machine. While this procedure has worked very well, the longer the patient is on the heart/lung bypass machine, the greater the risk to the patient. It is desirable that the heart valve replacement be accomplished as quickly as possible.
- sewing the suture cuff to the patient's heart is time-consuming and tedious, further increasing the time that the patient is on the heart/lung bypass machine.
- the present invention is directed to overcoming, or at least reducing the effects of, one or more of the problems set forth above. Disclosure of Invention
- the present invention is directed to a mechanical heart valve.
- the mechanical heart valve is comprised of a valve body and a plurality of staples extending around and fixedly attached to a first member, the first member being coupled to the valve body.
- a mechanical heart valve is comprised of a valve body and a stiffening ring adapted for coupling to the valve body.
- the invention further comprises a backing plate that is adapted for coupling to the stiffening ring, and a plurality of staples that can be positioned on the backing plate.
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 2 is an exploded view of the device shown in Figure 1
- Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of one illustrative embodiment of the sutureless cuff of the present invention
- Figure 4 is an illustrative alternative embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 5 is another illustrative alternative embodiment of the present invention
- Figure 6 is a plan view depicting one illustrative spacing arrangement of the staples that may be used with the present invention.
- Figure 7 is another plan view depicting one illustrative spacing arrangement of the staples that may be used with the present invention.
- a prosthetic heart valve 10 may be comprised of an annular valve body 14, a lock wire 26, a stiffening ring 28 and a sutureless cuff 12.
- the valve body 14 is comprised of an outer surface 24 having an exterior groove 22 formed therein.
- the heart valve 10 is comprised of two pivoting leaflets 16, 18.
- the heart valve 10 could be comprised of single or multiple leaflets and could even be a different type of valve, e.g. , a ball valve.
- the stiffening ring 28 has a like circumferential groove 30 formed in its inner surface 33 and a hole 31 that extends through the stiffening ring 28, intersecting with the groove 30.
- the lock wire 26 is used to couple the stiffening ring 28 to the valve body 14.
- the lock wire 26 may be inserted through the hole 31 into the region defined by the circumferential groove 30 on the stiffening ring 28 and the exterior groove 22 on the valve body 14. When thus inserted, the lock wire 26 prevents relative vertical movement between the stiffening ring 28 and the valve body 14.
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention.
- the sutureless cuff 12 may be comprised of a plurality of pre-formed staples 50, a backing plate 52, and a knit fabric tube 32.
- the fabric tube 32 may be coupled to the stiffening ring 28, through use of an upper capture ring 44 and a lower capture ring 34.
- the fabric tube 32 acts to loosely couple the combination of the backing plate 52 and staples 50 to the stiffening ring 28 and, ultimately, to the valve body 14 by use of the lock wire 26.
- a hole (not shown) is provided in the backing plate 52 to allow the lock wire 26 to be inserted through the hole 31 in the stiffening ring 28.
- the staples 50 may be coupled to the valve body 14 indirectly through one or more intermediate member, such as the stiffening ring 28 and/or the backing plate 52.
- the staples 50 be coupled to the valve body 14, directly or indirectly, through the use of one or more parts, such that, when the staples 50 are set, they may be used to secure the valve body 14 in the proper position in the patient's heart.
- this coupling of the staples 50 to the valve body 14 need not be a rigid connection.
- the staples 50 may be coupled to the backing plate 52 by a variety of techniques, e.g. , welding or forming slots in the backing plate 52.
- the staples 50 may be attached to the backing plate 52 by, for example, welds 63.
- the staples 50 may be formed integrally with the backing plate 52 to form a single unit.
- the staples 50 may be attached to the stiffening ring 28 by, for example, welding.
- the ends 51 and 52 of the staples 50 define a generally triangular shaped opening 53 into which will be positioned the patient's heart material.
- the staples 50 may be modified so as to define openings between the ends 51, 52 of the staples 50 that are other than a generally triangular cross-section.
- the staples 50 could be configured such that the opening between the ends 51, 52 of the staple 50 define a generally rectangular or semi-circular opening.
- the distance between the ends 51, 52 of the staple 50 may vary from approximately 0.375"-0.5".
- the ends 51, 52 of the staple 50 may extend radially outward from the backing plate 52 a distance that may vary in the range of approximately 0.3125 "-0.375".
- the staples 50 may have a variety of cross- sectional configurations, e.g. , circular, rectangular, square, etc. In one illustrative embodiment, the staples 50 have a circular cross-section of approximately 0.060 inch in diameter.
- the size, number and location of the staples 50 positioned around the stiffening ring 28 are matters of design choice. Generally, the larger the diameter of the heart valve 10, the more staples 50 will be required.
- the number of staples 50 used, as well as the spacing between the staples 50 are matters of design choice. For example, for a 33 mm diameter valve, twelve of the staples 50, spaced approximately 30 degrees apart, may be positioned around the perimeter of the stiffening ring 28 as shown in Figure 6. For a 19 mm diameter valve, nine of the staples 50, spaced at approximately 40 degrees, may be employed as shown in Figure 7. Of course, the number and spacing of the staples 50 may be modified if desired or warranted by the particular application. As will be readily recognized by those skilled in the art, the valve body 14, lock wire 26, stiffening ring 28, backing plate 52 and stapes 50 may be manufactured from a variety of materials.
- the valve body 14 may be made of pyrolitic carbon, a hard, wear- resistant, biocompatible material, and the lock wire 26, stiffening ring 28 and the backing plate 52 may be comprised of a biocompatible material such as titanium, cobalt-chromium, or the like.
- the staples 50 may be made from a variety of materials, such as, plastic or metallic materials. In one embodiment, the staples 50 may be made of stainless steel.
- the fabric tube 32 may be made of a variety of materials readily known to those skilled in the art. For example, the fabric tube 32 may be made of a polyester or PTFE fabric or of DACRONTM material.
- the manner in which the sutureless cuff 12 may be assembled is similar to the techniques described in U.S. Patent Nos. 5,397,346 and 5,397,348 for the assembly of the suture ring disclosed therein.
- U.S. Patent Nos. 5,397,346 and 5,397,348 are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
- the construction of the sutureless cuff 12 can be understood by reference to Figures 1 and 3. Construction of the sutureless cuff 12 begins with a knit fabric tube 32.
- the fabric tube 32 has an inner diameter that is approximately the same as the outer diameter of the stiffening ring 28.
- the stiffening ring 28 is placed within the fabric tube 32.
- the lower capture ring 34 is placed on the outside of the fabric tube 32 and pressed toward the upper edge 36 of the recess 37 formed in the stiffening ring 28. This crimps the fabric tube 32 between the stiffening ring 28 and the lower capture ring 34 at a bend 38, as seen in Figure 3.
- a lower end 40 of the fabric tube 32 is wrapped downwardly around the lower capture ring 34, and the lower capture ring 34 is then pressed into the recess 37 as shown in Figure 3.
- the lower end 40 of the fabric tube 32 will be attached to an upper end 59 of the fabric tube 32, as described more fully below.
- an upper capture ring 44 is placed on the outside of the fabric tube 32 and pressed toward a lower end 46 of the recess 47 formed in the stiffening ring 28. As with the lower capture ring 34, this forms a bend 48 in the fabric tube 32 that is captured between the stiffening ring 28 and the upper capture ring 44.
- an upper end 59 of the fabric tube 32 is folded down over the staples 50 and, if used, the backing plate 52, and the upper end 59 and the lower end 40 of the fabric tube 32 are stitched together around the perimeter of the stiffening ring 28.
- a filler 56 such as texturized yarn, TEFLONTM felt, or molded silicon may be positioned within the fabric tube 32 adjacent the staples 50.
- the sutureless cuff 12 may be assembled and attached to the valve 14 outside of the patient's body.
- a device (not shown) may be actuated to deform the staples 50 such that the ends 51, 52 penetrate the heart material and thereby secure the valve within the heart.
- the patient's heart tissue grows into the fabric providing a secure seal for the heart valve.
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JP2000567156A JP2002523178A (en) | 1998-09-01 | 1999-09-01 | Sutureless cuff for heart valve |
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