Systems and methods for heart valve therapy

US9750607B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Caisson Interventional LLC · US

Inventors

• Kavitha Ganesan · Maple Grove, US
• Ramji T. Venkatasubramanian · Maple Grove, US
• Andrew T. Forsberg · Plymouth, US
• Cyril J. Schweich, Jr. · Maple Grove, US
• Todd J. Mortier · Minneapolis, US
• Erik O. Martz · Howell, US
• Douglas J. Krone · Rogers, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 31, 2015
• Grant date: Sep 5, 2017
• Expiry date: Sep 21, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2250/0063
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Prosthetic mitral valves described herein can be deployed using a transcatheter mitral valve delivery system and technique to interface and anchor in cooperation with the anatomical structures of a native mitral valve. This document describes prosthetic heart valve designs that interface with native mitral valve structures to create a fluid seal, thereby minimizing mitral regurgitation and paravalvular leaks. This document also describes prosthetic heart valve designs and techniques to manage blood flow through the left ventricular outflow tract. In addition, this document describes prosthetic heart valve designs and techniques that reduce the risk of interference between the prosthetic valves and chordae tendineae.