Patent ID: 11911264
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A prosthetic spacer system comprising:
a sheath having a lumen, wherein the sheath extends from a proximal end to a distal end;
a prosthetic spacer device disposed in the lumen of the sheath, the prosthetic spacer device comprising:
a spacer body;
a first ventricular anchor coupled to the spacer body;
a first atrial anchor coupled to the spacer body;
wherein the first ventricular anchor and the first atrial anchor are configured to capture a first native valve leaflet;
a second ventricular anchor coupled to the spacer body;
a second atrial anchor coupled to the spacer body;
wherein the second ventricular anchor and the second atrial anchor are configured to capture a second native valve leaflet;
wherein the first ventricular anchor, the first atrial anchor, the second ventricular anchor, and the second atrial anchor are configured to position the spacer body between the first native valve leaflet and the second native valve leaflet;

wherein the prosthetic spacer device is configured such that, when inside the lumen of the sheath, the first ventricular anchor and the second ventricular anchor can extend distally from the spacer body toward the distal end of the sheath.