US 11,864,995 B2
Implant for heart valve
Yossi Gross, Moshav Mazor (IL); and Gil Hacohen, Ramat Gan (IL)
Assigned to CARDIOVALVE LTD., Or Yehuda (IL)
Filed by CARDIOVALVE LTD., Or Yehuda (IL)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/982,897.
Application 17/982,897 is a continuation of application No. 16/888,210, filed on May 29, 2020, granted, now 11,517,436.
Application 16/888,210 is a continuation of application No. 16/284,331, filed on Feb. 25, 2019, granted, now 10,702,385, issued on Jul. 7, 2020.
Application 16/284,331 is a continuation of application No. 15/197,069, filed on Jun. 29, 2016, granted, now 10,226,341, issued on Mar. 12, 2019.
Application 15/197,069 is a continuation of application No. 14/237,258, granted, now 9,387,078, issued on Jul. 12, 2016, previously published as PCT/IL2012/000293, filed on Aug. 5, 2012.
Application 14/237,258 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/412,814, filed on Mar. 6, 2012, granted, now 8,852,272, issued on Oct. 7, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/515,372, filed on Aug. 5, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/525,281, filed on Aug. 19, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/537,276, filed on Sep. 21, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/555,160, filed on Nov. 3, 2011.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/588,892, filed on Jan. 20, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2023/0058653 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/2418 (2013.01) [A61B 17/122 (2013.01); A61F 2/246 (2013.01); A61F 2/2409 (2013.01); A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2/2439 (2013.01); A61F 2/2454 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61F 2/2427 (2013.01); A61F 2/2433 (2013.01); A61F 2/2442 (2013.01); A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2/2463 (2013.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0025 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2230/005 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0078 (2013.01); A61F 2250/006 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0015 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0071 (2013.01)] 57 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heart valve repair system, comprising:
a delivery sheath having a proximal end and a distal end; and
an implant configured to be coupled to first and second native leaflets of a native heart valve of a patient, the implant comprising:
a frame (1) comprising a braided structure of intertwining strands and (2) having a surface configured to contact an upstream surface of the native heart valve; and
first and second gripping members coupled to the frame, each of the first and second gripping members including (i) a first arm having a first tissue-engaging surface and (ii) a second arm having a second tissue-engaging surface, each of the gripping members configured to clamp a respective one of the native leaflets between the tissue-engaging surfaces of the gripping member,
wherein the implant is disposed in the delivery sheath in a delivery state in which:
the frame has a proximal end, closer to the proximal end of the delivery sheath, and a distal end, closer to the distal end of the delivery sheath,
the frame is shaped to define a wall fully surrounding, from a proximal end of the wall to a distal end of the wall, a central longitudinal axis of the implant, the proximal end of the wall defining a proximal opening of the frame, and the distal end of the wall defining a distal opening of the frame, and
the distal end of the wall is disposed proximally to the entire first tissue-engaging surface of each of the gripping members and proximally to the entire second tissue-engaging surface of each of the gripping members.