Heart valve sealing devices and delivery devices therefor
AssigneeEdwards Lifesciences Corporation
InventorsSergio Delgado, Eric Robert Dixon, David M. Taylor
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Abstract
In an exemplary method of implanting a valve repair device on a mitral valve of a patient, first and second clasps of the valve repair device are closed to grasp the leaflets of the mitral valve. First and second paddles of the valve repair device are closed to bring the leaflets of the mitral valve into contact with a coaptation or coaption element.
Claims26
A method of implanting a valve repair device on a mitral valve of a patient comprising:
- closing a first clasp of the valve repair device to grasp a first leaflet of the mitral valve;
- closing a second clasp of the valve repair device to grasp a second leaflet of the mitral valve;
- closing a first paddle of the valve repair device to bring the first leaflet of the mitral valve into contact with a coaptation element of the valve repair device, wherein the coaptation element tapers from a proximal end to a distal end;
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- closing a second paddle of the valve repair device to bring the second leaflet of the mitral valve into contact with the coaptation element of the valve repair device.
A method of implanting a valve repair device on a mitral valve of a patient comprising:
- closing a first clasp of the valve repair device to grasp a first leaflet of the mitral valve;
- closing a second clasp of the valve repair device to grasp a second leaflet of the mitral valve;
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- moving a cap of the valve repair device toward a coaptation element of the valve repair device to close first and second paddles of the valve repair device to bring the first and second leaflets of the mitral valve into contact with the coaptation element of the valve repair device, wherein the coaptation element tapers from a proximal end to a distal end.
A method of implanting a valve repair device on a mitral valve of a patient comprising:
- closing a first clasp of the valve repair device to grasp a first leaflet of the mitral valve;
- closing a second clasp of the valve repair device to grasp a second leaflet of the mitral valve;
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- moving a cap of the valve repair device toward a coaptation element of the valve repair device to close first and second paddles of the valve repair device to bring the first and second leaflets of the mitral valve into contact with the coaptation element of the valve repair device;
- wherein the first and second paddles each comprise an inner paddle portion and an outer paddle portion;
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- wherein the inner paddle portion and the outer paddle portion are integrally formed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.