Septal-pericardial heart valve implant anchor
AssigneeCardiosolutions, Inc.
InventorsThomas C. Piemonte, Jonathan E. Wilson, Richard Rodgers
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reversing remodeling of the heart caused by mitral regurgitation are disclosed. An exemplary method may comprise installing a valve implant to at least partially restrict mitral regurgitation, and anchoring the valve implant using one or more anchors that are each attached to the wall of the heart. The anchors may include a pre-tensioned elastic material coated with a slow-absorbable or dissolvable coating configured to release the tension of the pre-tensioned elastic material at an appropriate time to promote reshaping of the heart.
Claims18
A mitral valve implant comprising:
- a valve body configured to be disposed within a mitral valve of a heart and at least partially restrict mitral regurgitation;
- and
- one or more anchors, each anchor having a first and second end, wherein the first end is attached to the valve body and the second end is configured to be attached to a wall of the heart, wherein the one or more anchors are configured to reverse heart remodeling associated with mitral regurgitation.
A method of reversing remodeling of a heart comprising:
- inserting, within the mitral valve of the heart, a valve body configured to at least partially restrict mitral regurgitation;
- and
- attaching one or more anchors, each anchor having a first and second end, wherein the first end is attached to the valve body and the second end is configured to be attached to a wall of the heart, and wherein the one or more anchors are configured to reverse heart remodeling associated with mitral regurgitation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.