Abstract: The present invention provides an intracardiac device suitable for minimally-invasive delivery, wherein said device comprises a device body and one more stabilizing elements attached to said device body. The stabilizing elements may be selected from the group consisting of: stabilizing wings having at least one portion with a thickness greater than that of the device body, wings comprising one or more auxiliary support arms, wings having a metal wire coil wound around them, wings having a leaf spring attached thereto, polymer-coated stabilizing wings, and mechanical stabilization elements comprising a rotatable jaw-like structure.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 27, 2014
Date of Patent:
January 22, 2019
Assignee:
MVALVE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Inventors:
Amit Tubishevitz, Shay Dubi, Vadim Bernshtein, Maurice Buchbinder
Abstract: The present invention is primarily directed to a valve support device suitable for endovascular and/or transapical implantation at or near to a cardiac valve annulus, comprising one or more support rings and one or more height-increasing elements attached to the inner circumference of said support rings. Preferred embodiments of height-increasing elements for use in the present invention include wire springs of various types, fabric sleeves and tab-like elements.
Abstract: The present invention provides a cardiac valve support device adapted for endovascular delivery to a cardiac valve, wherein said support device comprises either a single support element with valve leaflets connected thereto or two interconnected support elements having valve leaflets connected to one of said two elements. The invention further encompasses a two-stage method for implanting a replacement cardiac valve, wherein the first stage comprises delivering a valve support device fitted with one or more valve leaflets to a location near a subject's cardiac valve, such that said valve leaflets fulfill the function previously fulfilled by the native valve.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 27, 2014
Publication date:
April 21, 2016
Applicant:
MVALVE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Inventors:
Maurice BUCHBINDER, Shay DUBI, Amit TUBISHEVITZ, Avner GEVA