Transcatheter artificial cusp for valve insufficiency
AssigneeCuspa Ltd.
InventorYair FELD
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an obstructing device comprising a hollow tubular member comprising a. a proximal opening at its proximal end; b. a substantially tubular surface extending distally from said proximal opening; c. a distal end. The obstructing device further comprises a grasping arm extending distally from said opening at the proximal end; wherein the distal end is either closed or comprises a small orifice. The present invention relates to a method of delivery of said device.
Claims20
A method for implanting an obstructing device on a heart valve cusp or leaflet, wherein said obstructing device comprises an asymmetrical hollow tubular member, comprising:
- introducing the obstructing device via a blood vessel to a heart valve;
- positioning the obstructing device such that the asymmetrical hollow tubular member is extended adjacent to and along the length of the leaflet, conforming to the curvature of the leaflet;
- mounting the obstructing device on at least one leaflet of the heart valve, by connecting a grasping arm of the obstruction device to said leaflet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.