Patent ID: 11918463
Assignee: LAPLACE INTERVENTIONAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A prosthetic heart valve comprising:
a main body comprising an inflow end portion and an outflow end portion;
an occluder extending between the inflow end and outflow end portions and defining a longitudinal axis, the occluder comprising valve leaflets attached to the main body in an arrangement that: (i) allows blood flow through the occluder in a direction from the inflow end portion toward the outflow end portion and (ii) prevents blood flow through the occluder in a direction from the outflow end portion toward the inflow end portion;
a posterior flap comprising: (i) a first portion extending generally transversely from the outflow end portion of the main body and (ii) a second portion extending from the first portion at an angle such that the second portion extends along the direction from the inflow end portion toward the outflow end portion; and
a leaflet engagement member extending from the main body, a portion of the leaflet engagement member extending toward the inflow end portion and terminating at a free end.