Patent ID: 11857417
Assignee: TRILIO MEDICAL LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. Apparatus for use with a native valve of a heart of a subject, the apparatus comprising a leaflet support, the leaflet support comprising:
a frame having an upstream side and a downstream side, the frame:
defining an array of adjoining cells, and an aperture between the upstream side and the downstream side, and
configured to:
be placed against an annulus of the heart, and
facilitate blood flow, via the cells of the array of adjoining cells,

between the upstream side and the downstream side;

a barrier:
made of material that is impermeable to blood flow, and
coupled to the frame in a manner that obstructs blood flow through the aperture; and

a plurality of ventricular legs, each ventricular leg extending radially outward and upstream, toward the frame,
wherein the leaflet support is shaped to define a central longitudinal axis that is configured to pass through the material of the barrier throughout the cardiac cycle.