Patent ID: 11877926
Assignee: TWELVE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A prosthetic heart valve device comprising:
an anchoring member having an annular fixation frame with an upstream portion and a downstream portion;
a tubular valve support having a first portion coupled to the downstream portion of the fixation frame and a second portion spaced radially inward from the upstream portion of the fixation frame;
a valve assembly coupled to the valve support and having at least one leaflet movable from a closed position in which blood flow is blocked through the valve support and an open position in which blood flow is allowed through the valve support in a downstream direction; and
an extension member coupled to the fixation frame and extending radially outward therefrom, wherein the extension member includes a plurality of wires, wherein at least a portion of the wires include an inner core surrounded by an outer material, and wherein (a) the inner core is a first material, (b) the outer material is a second material different than the first material and has a thickness, (c) the wires include a plurality of recesses extending through at least a portion of the thickness of only the outer material, and (d) a therapeutic agent in the recesses for delivery to the anatomy when the prosthetic heart valve device is positioned at a native annulus.