Prosthetic Valve For Replacing Mitral Valve

A prosthetic apparatus for implanting at the native mitral valve region of the heart, the native mitral valve having a native annulus and native valve leaflets, the leaflets comprising a free edge portion and an annulus connection portion, the prosthetic apparatus comprising:

• a main body configured for placement within the native mitral valve, the main body being compressible to a compressed state for delivery into the heart and expandable from the compressed state to an expanded state;
• at least one ventricular anchor coupled to and disposed outside of the main body such that, in the expanded state, a leaflet-receiving space exists between the ventricular anchor and an outer surface of the main body to receive a free edge portion of a native valve leaflet, the ventricular anchor comprising an engagement portion configured to extend behind the received native leaflet and engage a ventricular surface of the native mitral annulus, the annulus connection portion of the received native leaflet, or both the ventricular surface of the native annulus and the annulus connection portion of the received native leaflet, while the free edge portion of the received native leaflet is not engaged by the ventricular anchor;
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• at least one atrial anchor coupled to and disposed outside of the main body, the at least one atrial anchor being configured to engage an atrial portion of the native mitral annulus, the annulus connection portion of the received native leaflet, or both the atrial surface of the native annulus and the annulus connection portion of the received native leaflet, at a location opposite the engagement portion of the ventricular anchor for retention of the prosthetic apparatus.