Patent ID: 11957586
Assignee: MITRE MEDICAL CORP.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 3:
4. The device of claim 1, wherein the valve is the mitral valve, the mitral valve lying in a plane between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart, the anatomy of the heart includes an aorta, a pulmonary trunk, a superior vena cava, a transverse sinus, and an atrioventricular groove;
wherein the anterior segment is configured and dimensioned to at least partially occupy the transverse sinus epicardially and end at a location short of overlying the right atrium of the heart; and
wherein the pad is configured and dimensioned to contact the heart on or below a plane in which the mitral valve is located, and below a position of the anterior segment.