This application relates to methods, systems, and apparatus for replacing native heart valves with prosthetic heart valves and treating valvular insufficiency. In a representative embodiment, a support frame configured to be implanted in a heart valve comprises an annular main body formed by a plurality of angled struts, the main body including a plurality of peaks formed by the intersection of respective adjacent struts. The support frame further comprises one or more leaflet-engaging mechanisms configured to engage leaflets of the heart valve. The support frame can be radially expandable and collapsible.
申请公布号
EP3071150(A1)
申请公布日期
2016.09.28
申请号
EP20140864719
申请日期
2014.11.21
申请人
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
发明人
KARAPETIAN, EMIL;STANISLAUS, MARIA CHARLES, VIJA;BAK-BOYCHUK, GREGORY;OLSON, CHRISTOPHER, J.;HERNANDEZ, CRISTOBAL, R.;BRUNNETT, WILLIAM, C.;BENICHOU, NETANEL;FRESCHAUF, LAUREN, R.;SIEGEL, ALEXANDER, J.