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

Claim 26:
27. 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 (1) comprising a braided structure of intertwining strands and (2) 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, the first arm having first and second ends, and (ii) a second arm, wherein for each of the gripping members:
(A) the first arm is movable toward the second arm to clamp a respective one of the native leaflets between the first and second arms, and
(B) due to the moving of the first arm toward the second arm to clamp the respective one of the native leaflets, the second end of the first arm moves toward the second arm more than the first end of the first arm moves toward the second arm,

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 second end of the first arm of each of the gripping members.