Heart valve support device
AssigneeTriFlo Cardiovascular Inc.
InventorsLuca PESCE, John Paul USSIA, Christine Thanh NGUYEN, Christine Thao NGUYEN
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Abstract
Devices for assisting with the functioning of a tricuspid valve of a heart include a shaft, a flow optimizer, and an anchoring mechanism. A tilting mechanism can be configured to tilt the shaft relative to a central axis of the anchoring mechanism. Leaflets (e.g., multi-layer leaflets) of the flow optimizer can include a membrane and a rim, and the rim can have a higher stiffness than the membrane.
Claims25
A device for assisting with functioning of a tricuspid valve of a heart, comprising:
- a shaft;
- a flow optimizer fixedly connected to a distal end of the shaft;
- an anchoring mechanism comprising a core having a socket therein;
- and
- a ball positioned within the socket, the ball having a lumen therein through which the shaft is configured to extend, wherein the ball is configured to rotate within the socket so as to tilt the shaft relative to a central axis of the anchoring mechanism.
A method of assisting with functioning of a tricuspid valve of a heart, comprising:
- inserting a tricuspid valve device into a native tricuspid valve, wherein the tricuspid valve device comprises a shaft, a flow optimizer, and an anchoring mechanism;
- fixing the anchoring mechanism at commissures leaflets of the native tricuspid valve;
- and
- tilting the shaft relative to a central axis of the anchoring mechanism so as to position the flow optimizer at a desired angular positon within the native tricuspid valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.