MEDICAL DEVICE SUITABLE FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF A VALVE
First Claim
1. A medical device suitable for use in treatment of a valve, the device comprising:
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a treatment element configured to be located at the region of co-aptation of leaflets of a valve to resist fluid flow in a retrograde direction through an opening of the valve;
at least one support element to support the treatment element at the region of co-aptation of the valve leaflets; and
at least one anchor element to anchor the at least one support element to a wall of body tissue;
the at least one anchor element being located at the distal end of the at least one support element;
the proximal end of the at least one support element being unconstrained relative to the body tissue wall.
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Abstract
A medical device (1) suitable for use in treatment of a mitral valve comprises a treatment element (2) located at the region of co-aptation of the leaflets (3) of the mitral valve, a support element (4) which supports the treatment element (2) at the region of co-aptation of the valve leaflets (3), and an anchor element (8) to anchor the support element (4) to the ventricle wall at the apex (9) of the ventricle (5). The anchor element (8) is located at the distal end of the support element (4), and the proximal end (120) of the support element (4) is unconstrained relative to the wall of the ventricle (5) and the wall of the atrium (6). The treatment element (2) acts to resist blood flow in the retrograde direction through the valve opening.
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1. A medical device suitable for use in treatment of a valve, the device comprising:
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a treatment element configured to be located at the region of co-aptation of leaflets of a valve to resist fluid flow in a retrograde direction through an opening of the valve;
at least one support element to support the treatment element at the region of co-aptation of the valve leaflets; and
at least one anchor element to anchor the at least one support element to a wall of body tissue;
the at least one anchor element being located at the distal end of the at least one support element;
the proximal end of the at least one support element being unconstrained relative to the body tissue wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of treating a valve, the method comprising the steps of:
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locating a treatment element at the region of co-aptation of leaflets of the valve to resist fluid flow in a retrograde direction through an opening of the valve, using at least one support element to support the treatment element at the region of co-aptation of the valve leaflets, anchoring the distal end of the at least one support element to a wall of body tissue with the proximal end of the at least one support element being unconstrained relative to the body tissue wall. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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