Patent ID: 11911264
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A system comprising:
a sheath having a lumen, wherein the sheath extends from a proximal end and a distal end;
a prosthetic spacer device movable inside the lumen of the sheath, the prosthetic spacer device comprising:
a compressible spacer body;
a first ventricular anchor comprising a first bent wire and configured such that, when inside the sheath, the first ventricular anchor can extend distally from the compressible spacer body toward the distal end of the sheath;
a first atrial anchor;
a second ventricular anchor comprising a second bent wire and configured such that, when inside the sheath, the second ventricular anchor can extend distally from the compressible spacer body toward the distal end of the sheath;
a second atrial anchor;
wherein the first ventricular anchor, the first atrial anchor, the second ventricular anchor, and the second atrial anchor are configured to hold the compressible spacer body between a first native valve leaflet and a second native valve leaflet.