| CPC A61F 2/2418 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2433 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0058 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0021 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0035 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0037 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01)] | 27 Claims |
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1. An apparatus for placement in a mitral valve of a heart, the apparatus comprising:
an annular body made from a first material and having first and second spaced apart ends, a longitudinally extending axis, and an interior volume extending from the first end to the second end;
a plurality of first anchor members made from a second material and extending from the first end of the annular body; and
at least two paddles made from the second material and extending downstream from the second end of the annular body, each of the at least two paddles having at least two prongs extending away from and along a longitudinal axis of a distal end of the at least two paddles and the at least two prongs are configured to contact and engage chordae tendineae of the heart;
wherein, in a compressed state, the annular body has a first diameter, the plurality of first anchor members extend substantially longitudinally from the first end of the annular body, and the at least two paddles extend substantially longitudinally from the second end of the annular body, and
wherein, in an expanded state, the annular body has a second diameter larger than the first diameter, the plurality of first anchor members extend longitudinally and radially outward from the first end of the annular body for engaging an upstream portion of a mitral valve annulus to resist displacement of the annular body towards a left ventricle, and the at least two paddles extend longitudinally downstream from the second end of the annular body and radially outward from the second end of the annular body for directly contacting and engaging the chordae tendineae of the heart.
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