Device and method for reducing mitral valve regurgitation
US8992605B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2210/0066
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention provides a prosthesis that can be implanted within a heart to at least partially block gaps that may be present between the two mitral valve leaflets. In one preferred embodiment, the prosthesis includes an anchoring ring that expands within the left atrium to anchor the prosthesis and a pocket member fixed to the anchoring ring. When the mitral valve is open, blood flows past the pocket member, maintaining the pocket member in a collapsed state. When the mitral valve closes, the backpressure of the blood pushes into the pocket member, expanding the pocket member to an inflated shape. The mitral valve leaflets contact the expanded pocket member, allowing the prosthesis to block at least a portion of the openings between the leaflets, thereby minimizing regurgitated blood flow into the left atrium.
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