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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2022
Nvt Ag, Morges, CH;
Maximilian Kuetting, Gaertringen, DE;
Steffen Westermann, Herrenberg, DE;
NVT AG, Morges, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a prosthetic device for deployment in the native aortic valve region of a heart, comprising a tubular spacer element, the spacer element being configured for placement within the native aortic valve region of a heart without contacting to the native aortic annulus; the prosthetic device further comprises at least one anchoring element designed for anchoring the prosthetic device within the heart, and at least one connecting element, coupling the spacer element to the at least one anchoring element; in the prosthetic device, the tubular spacer element further comprises a coaptation skirt element being connected to the outer surface of the spacer element, such, that the coaptation skirt element is inflatable during diastole.