Patent ID: 11890187
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An assembly comprising:
a delivery catheter having a distal end;
a guidewire configured to extend distally through the delivery catheter and beyond the distal end of the delivery catheter such that the guidewire can form at least a partial loop around a patient's native mitral valve leaflets;
a support member configured to be advanced over the guidewire, wherein the support member comprises a first end portion, a second end portion, and a longitudinally extending linking portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein the first end portion comprises a locking member configured to mate with the second end portion to form a closed annular band that is configured to be implantable entirely within a left ventricle of the patient; and
a prosthetic heart valve that is deployable within the native mitral valve leaflets such that the native mitral valve leaflets are positioned between and engaged by the annular band and the prosthetic heart valve.