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Techniques for percutaneous mitral valve replacement and sealing

  • US 10,376,361 B2
  • Filed: 07/25/2018
  • Issued: 08/13/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus, for use with a native valve of a heart of a subject, the native valve defining an area, the apparatus comprising:

  • an annular upstream support portion, comprising an expandable first frame, the upstream support portion configured to be placed against an upstream surface of the native valve;

    a flexible polyester connector;

    an anchoring element, flexibly coupled to the upstream support portion by the connector, and configured to anchor the upstream support portion to the native valve by engaging tissue of the native valve; and

    a prosthetic valve,wherein;

    the upstream support portion is configured to support the prosthetic valve at the native valve, andthe prosthetic valve;

    comprises (i) an expandable second frame that defines a lumen therethrough, and (ii) a plurality of prosthetic leaflets disposed within the lumen and coupled to the second frame,is configured to be positioned inward from the upstream support portion, andhas a cross-sectional area that is less than 90 percent of the area defined by the native valve.

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