Mitral shield
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1. A valve shield comprising a shaped sheet of material adapted to be affixed to the annulus of a valve and adapted to extend over at least a portion of at least one leaflet of the valve so as to assist or replace the closing function of that valve leaflet.
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A valve shield comprising a shaped sheet of material adapted to be affixed to the annulus of a valve and adapted to extend over at least a portion of at least one leaflet of the valve so as to assist or replace the closing function of that valve leaflet.
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- 1. A valve shield comprising a shaped sheet of material adapted to be affixed to the annulus of a valve and adapted to extend over at least a portion of at least one leaflet of the valve so as to assist or replace the closing function of that valve leaflet.
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18. A method for reducing regurgitation in a valve having a plurality of leaflets, said method comprising:
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providing a valve shield comprising a shaped sheet of material; and
affixing the valve shield to the annulus of the valve so that it extends over at least a portion of at least one leaflet of the valve so as to assist or replace the closing function of that valve leaflet.
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