Patent ID: 11951000
Assignee: MITRAL VALVE TECHNOLOGIES SARL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An implant for a native mitral valve of a heart, the implant comprising a coiled anchor that comprises:
a plurality of ventricular turns;
one or more atrial turns connected to the plurality of ventricular turns;
wherein the coiled anchor is configured to be implanted at the native mitral valve with the plurality of ventricular turns positioned in a left ventricle of the heart and around valve leaflets of the native mitral valve; and
wherein the plurality of ventricular turns are configured such that when a radially outward pressure is applied to at least one of the plurality of ventricular turns, the coiled anchor is biased such that a first diameter of a first turn of the plurality of ventricular turns is expanded and a second diameter of a second turn of the plurality of ventricular turns is reduced such that the first diameter and the second diameter are the same.