VALVE REPAIR DEVICES FOR REPAIRING A NATIVE VALVE OF A PATIENT

An implantable prosthetic device has a coaptation element and at least one anchor. The coaptation element is configured to be positioned within the native heart valve orifice to help fill a space where the native valve is regurgitant and form a more effective seal. The coaptation element can have a...

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Main Authors Stearns, Grant Matthew, Kwon, Yoon Hee, Dixon, Eric Robert, McCann, Alex Philip
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 30.11.2023
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
DIAGNOSIS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PROSTHESES
SURGERY
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:An implantable prosthetic device has a coaptation element and at least one anchor. The coaptation element is configured to be positioned within the native heart valve orifice to help fill a space where the native valve is regurgitant and form a more effective seal. The coaptation element can have a structure that is impervious to blood. The coaptation element can be connected to leaflets of the native valve by the anchor.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318449659