Device And A Method For Improving The Function Of A Heart Valve

A medical device for improving the function of a heart valve, said heart valve comprising valve tissue, including an annulus at an outer section of said valve tissue and a plurality of leaflets at an inner section of said valve tissue, the medical device comprising:

• a first partly flexible leaflet reinforcement patch having an extension between an inner section and an outer section, wherein said outer section is configured to be oriented towards said annulus, and said inner section is configured to be oriented towards said inner section of said valve tissue
• wherein:
• at least a portion of said inner section is configured to have, in operation, at least one of said plurality of leaflets in juxtaposition to said portion of said inner section, and said portion of said inner section is positioned to provide reinforcement to said plurality of leaflets, and a tissue anchoring unit is connected to said outer section of said flexible leaflet reinforcement patch,
• said tissue anchoring unit is a first loop-shaped support,
• said tissue anchoring unit provides an abutment against said annulus,
• a first end of a string is configured to be attached to said inner section of said flexible leaflet reinforcement patch and
• a second end of said string is configured for being connected to a cardiac structure other than a leaflet.