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PROSTHETIC INSERT FOR TREATING A MITRAL VALVE

  • US 20120191182A1
  • Filed: 04/04/2012
  • Published: 07/26/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for treating a mitral valve, comprising:

  • a collapsible and expandable prosthetic insert member having an elongated cross-sectional profile, the insert member shaped for contacting the leaflets of the mitral valve, the insert member formed with a passageway and a valve member disposed within the passageway for allowing blood to flow through the insert member from the left atrium to the left ventricle;

    an anchoring member coupled to the insert member, the anchoring member comprising an elongated body portion; and

    a penetration member adapted for engaging tissue along a wall of the left ventricle, the penetration member coupled to a bottom end of the elongated body portion.

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