Assistive device for a cardiac valve
US11173031B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0015
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for reducing heart valve regurgitation including a plug for placing between natural heart valve leaflets, the plug shaped so that, upon systole, the natural heart leaflets coapt upon the plug, a frame attached to the plug by a bridging element, for supporting the plug between the natural heart valve leaflets, the frame having at least one dimension in a plane of the heart valve annulus which is wider than the diameter of the heart valve annulus, and a plurality of anchors attached to the device, for preventing the device from being swept upstream of the heart valve annulus upon systole. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
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