CPC A61F 2/2463 (2013.01) [A61F 2/246 (2013.01); A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2/2454 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01)] | 44 Claims |
44. A valve repair device, comprising:
an atrial fixation member configured to press against cardiac tissue proximate to a native valve annulus;
a coaptation member extending away from the atrial fixation member and radially inward from the atrial fixation member, the coaptation member comprising an inner portion having a coaptation surface configured to coapt with a first native leaflet during systole, an outer portion configured to displace at least a portion of a second native leaflet, and a downstream end portion, wherein the coaptation member is substantially stationary during cardiac cycles, and wherein the coaptation defines an interior volume and an opening to the interior volume; and
a plurality of clip mechanisms depending from the coaptation member, wherein each of the clip mechanisms is independently actuatable via a delivery component inserted through the opening in the coaptation member and into the interior volume of the coaptation member to move the clip mechanism between a closed position and an open position.
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