Prosthesis for atraumatically grasping intralumenal tissue

摘要

A prosthesis (10) can comprise an expandable frame (20) with a plurality of distal anchors (24) and a plurality of proximal anchors (22). The anchors can extend outwardly from the frame. The frame can be configured to radially expand and contract for deployment within a body cavity. When the frame is in an expanded configuration, the frame can have a larger cross-sectional dimension in a middle portion of the frame and a smaller cross-sectional dimension in a proximal portion and a distal portion of the frame, wherein the middle portion is between the proximal and distal portions. The anchors can have looped ends (28) or the entire anchor may loop out from the frame.