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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2023
Twelve, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
John Morriss, Emerald Hills, CA (US);
Hanson S. Gifford, Iii, Woodside, CA (US);
James I. Fann, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Jean-Pierre Dueri, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Darin Gittings, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Michael Luna, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark E. Deem, Mountain View, CA (US);
Douglas S. Sutton, Pacifica, CA (US);
Twelve, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Abstract
A heart valve repair device may include a support configured to extend through a native annulus of a native heart valve, wherein the support comprises an upstream portion and a downstream portion; an annular expandable retainer extending from the upstream portion of the support, and an arm extending from the downstream portion of the support. The annular expandable retainer may include a C-shaped cross-section that is open inwardly. The arm may be configured to reach behind a leaflet of the native heart valve and sandwich the leaflet between the arm and the support.