Prosthetic device for implantation in the aortic valve region of a heart

A prosthetic device for deployment in the native aortic valve region of a heart, the native aortic valve region comprising the native aortic valve having a native annulus and native valve leaflets, the prosthetic device comprising:

• a tubular spacer element comprising an outer surface, an inner surface, a length, a proximal inflow end, a distal outflow end and a lumen defined there between, the spacer element being configured for placement within the native aortic valve region of a heart without contacting to the native aortic annulus, and comprising a valve element being attached within the lumen to the spacer element's inner surface at the proximal inflow end;
• at least one anchoring element, wherein the anchoring element is spatially separate from the tubular spacer element, and wherein the anchoring element is designed for and capable to anchor the prosthetic device within the native aortic valve region of a heart;
• and
• at least one connecting element, coupling the spacer element to the at least one anchoring element, such, that spacer element is co-axially aligned and suspended inside the native aortic valve without contact to the aortic annulus,
• wherein
• the tubular spacer element comprises a coaptation skirt element, having a distal end and proximal end, the coaptation skirt element being connected, via its distal outflow end and its proximal inflow end, to the outer surface of the spacer element, such, that the coaptation skirt element is inflatable during diastole.