Prosthetic heart valve

Abstract

This disclosure relates generally to prosthetic valves and methods and systems for deploying, positioning, and recapturing the same. A prosthetic valve includes one or more support structures. At least one of the one or more support structures defines an elongate central passageway of the prosthetic valve. The prosthetic valve can also include a plurality of leaflet elements attached to at least one of the one or more support structures and disposed within the elongate central passageway for control of fluid flow through the elongate central passageway. At least one of the one or more support structures is configured to biodynamically fix the prosthetic valve within a native valve such as, for example, a native tricuspid valve of a heart.

1 . A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
 a support structure, wherein the support structure defines an elongate central passageway; and   a plurality of leaflet elements attached to the support structure and disposed within the elongate central passageway for control of blood flow through the elongate central passageway,   wherein the support structure comprises an atrial set of arms and a ventricular set of arms,   wherein the support structure comprises an overbite between the atrial set of arms and the ventricular set of arms over a cross-sectional plane of a cylindrical portion of the support structure, and   wherein at least a portion of the atrial set of arms and/or the ventricular set of arms contact a native leaflet of the heart valve.   
     
     
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