Patent ID: 11918462
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. A method comprising:
deploying a distal end of a delivery catheter to a native valve annulus, the distal end of the delivery catheter carrying an implant comprising:
a frame comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the frame comprised of a plurality of adjacent struts joined to provide proximal and distal apices, the frame including an anti-backout feature configured to resist movement of the frame within a native valve annulus;
a plurality of distally facing anchors extending distally away from the distal end of the frame in a distal direction, at least some of the distally facing anchors carried by the anti-backout feature of the frame and having distally extending ends configured to engage tissue; and
at least one moveable restraint coupled to at least one proximal apex of the frame and configured to restrain the frame to a contracted configuration;
positioning the implant within the native valve annulus;
causing the anti-backout feature to expand to secure the implant within the native valve annulus; and
extending the plurality of distally facing anchors into the native valve annulus.