Patent ID: 11864995
Assignee: CARDIOVALVE LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. The heart valve repair system of claim 1, further comprising A heart valve repair system, comprising:
a delivery sheath having a proximal end and a distal end; and
an implant configured to be coupled to first and second native leaflets of a native heart valve of a patient, the implant comprising:
a frame having a surface configured to contact an upstream surface of the native heart valve; and
first and second gripping members coupled to the frame, each of the first and second gripping members including (i) a first arm having a first tissue-engaging surface and (ii) a second arm having a second tissue-engaging surface, each of the gripping members configured to clamp a respective one of the native leaflets between the tissue-engaging surfaces of the gripping member,

wherein the implant is disposed in the delivery sheath in a delivery state in which:
the frame has a proximal end, closer to the proximal end of the delivery sheath, and a distal end, closer to the distal end of the delivery sheath,
the frame is shaped to define a wall fully surrounding, from a proximal end of the wall to a distal end of the wall, a central longitudinal axis of the implant, the proximal end of the wall defining a proximal opening of the frame, and the distal end of the wall defining a distal opening of the frame, and
the distal end of the wall is disposed proximally to the entire first tissue-engaging surface of each of the gripping members and proximally to the entire second tissue-engaging surface of each of the gripping members, and

wherein the heart valve repair system further comprises an elongate control member that is:
movable within the delivery sheath,
reversibly couplable to the implant, and
extracorporeally controllable to facilitate clamping of the implant onto the native leaflets, wherein in the delivery state, the wall of the frame surrounds a space through which the elongate control member is movable.