Geometrically-accommodating heart valve replacement device

US10966826B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Children's Medical Center Corporation · US
• President and Fellows of Harvard College · US
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology · US

Inventors

• Sophie-Charlotte Hofferberth · Boston, US
• Pedro J. del Nido · Lexington, US
• Elazer R. Edelman · Brookline, US
• Peter E. Hammer · Schweinfurt, DE
• Christopher Payne · Cambridge, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 16, 2018
• Grant date: Apr 6, 2021
• Expiry date: Nov 16, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2250/0082
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A replacement heart valve device is disclosed. In some embodiments, the device includes a frame coupled to one or more leaflets that are moveable between open and closed configurations. In some embodiments, the frame comprises at least two frame sections that join at a pair of commissural posts. In some embodiments, the device may be geometrically accommodating to adapt to different vasculature shapes and sizes and/or to be able to change size while implanted within a growing patient.