Patent ID: 11890190
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES INNOVATION (ISRAEL) LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. The system of claim 12, further comprising:
an implant structure configured to treat a native atrioventricular valve of a patient, the implant structure comprising a sleeve having a lumen and at least a proximal end, the proximal end being shaped so as to define an opening; and
a closure element coupled to the implant structure in a vicinity of the at least one end, the closure element comprising a flap having (1) an open state and (2) a closed state in which the lumen is in reduced fluid communication with outside of the implant structure compared to when the flap is in the open state, and configured to be biased toward assuming the closed state.