Patent ID: 11872133
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE; UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL SYSTEM LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. An apparatus comprising:
a ring-shaped body defining an annulus end, a leaflet end, and a length running from the annulus end to the leaflet end, the ring-shaped body having an annulus portion at the annulus end and a leaflet portion at the leaflet end, axially spaced from the annulus portion;
the annulus portion being configured to be attached to an annulus of a native heart valve from which a leaflet of the native heart valve has been separated, the leaflet portion including a pleat parallel to the length, the pleat having an expandable portion extending to the leaflet end and a fixed portion spaced from the leaflet end, the expandable portion of the pleat being configured to be attached to the separated native heart valve leaflet and thereby to connect the separated native heart valve leaflet to the native heart valve annulus.