Patent ID: 11872133
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE; UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. An apparatus comprising:
a ring-shaped body having an annulus end, a leaflet end and a length therebetween, wherein the length defines an annulus portion adjacent to the annulus end and a leaflet portion adjacent to the leaflet end and axially spaced from the annulus portion;
the annulus end having a perimeter and being configured to be attached to an annulus of a native heart valve from which a leaflet of the native heart valve has been separated;
the leaflet end having a perimeter larger than the annulus end perimeter and being configured to be attached to the separated native heart valve leaflet and thereby to connect the separated native heart valve leaflet to the native heart valve annulus; and
at least one expandable pleat within the leaflet portion of the ring-shaped body length, wherein the at least one expandable pleat runs perpendicular to the leaflet end perimeter.