Device for heart valve repair

Abstract

A device for heart valve repair configured to be implanted around a heart valve of a subject, the heart valve including an annulus and at least two leaflets, the device including: a base configured to fit around the annulus of the heart valve, so as to limit a radially outward displacement of the annulus; at least two elongated members extending from the base, each elongated member extending parallel to a longitudinal axis and ending in a free top opposite to the base and being sized to extend between the annulus of the heart valve and a commissure between the at least two leaflets; a securing member configured to join at least two free tops, so as to limit an outward displacement of the free tops when the device is implanted around the heart valve.

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