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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2017
Singapore Health Services Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Khung Keong Yeo, Singapore, SG;
Nicolas Daniel Marie Foin, Singapore, SG;
SINGAPORE HEALTH SERVICES PTE LTD, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for cardiac valve repair, the device comprising: at least one upstream anchoring means adapted to anchor to at least one tissue site, the tissue site located upstream with respect to a heart valve of a patient; and a coaptation structure arranged to extend from the upstream anchoring means, the coaptation structure comprising a free end, wherein the coaptation structure is operable to extend across the heart valve and locate the free end downstream from the heart valve and the coaptation structure operable to coapt with at least one heart valve leaflet of the patient's heart to prevent and/or minimize a backflow of blood. The present invention is suitable for the treatment of heart valves using minimally invasive approaches. Additionally, the present invention is directed to a method of implanting a device for cardiac valve repair in a patient's heart.