Mitral valve spacer device

US10959846B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Devin H. Marr · Westford, US
• Sergio Delgado · Irvine, US
• Eric Robert Dixon · Villa Park, US
• David M. Taylor · Lake Forest, US
• Asher L. Metchik · Hawthorne, US
• Matthew T. Winston · Aliso Viejo, US
• Grant Matthew Stearns · Brooks Road, US
• Sam Sok · Santa Ana, US
• Tam Van Nguyen · Philadelphia, US
• Rhayoung Kwon · Irvine, US
• Victoria Cheng-Tan Wu · San Francisco, US
• Amanda Kristine Anderson White · Menlo Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 8, 2018
• Grant date: Mar 30, 2021
• Expiry date: Jan 16, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2220/0075
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An implantable prosthetic device can include a spacer member, a plurality of anchors, and a plurality of clasps. The spacer member can be configured to be disposed between native leaflets of a heart. The anchors can be coupled to the spacer member and configured to secure the native leaflets against the spacer member. The clasps can be coupled to a respective anchor and configured to secure the native leaflets to the anchors. The clasps can be independently movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration.