Patent ID: 11883291
Assignee: HALF MOON MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 25:
26. A valve repair device, comprising:
a coaptation member configured to be positioned between a posterior leaflet and an anterior leaflet of a mitral valve, the coaptation member comprising—
a frame structure comprising a plurality of struts;
a cover extending along at least a portion of the frame structure and configured to form an enclosed chamber within the frame structure, wherein the cover includes an opening to the chamber;
an anterior portion having a surface configured to displace or coapt with the anterior leaflet during systole; and
a posterior portion configured to displace or coapt with at least a portion of the posterior leaflet,
wherein the coaptation member is substantially stationary during cardiac cycles;

a plurality of clip mechanisms depending from the coaptation member, wherein one or more of clip mechanisms comprises—
a base portion coupled to the coaptation member,
an articulatable arm member extending in an upstream direction from the base portion and having a free end portion unaffixed to the coaptation member, wherein the articulatable arm member is configured to capture a portion of the posterior leaflet or the anterior leaflet between the articulatable arm member and coaptation member, and
an actuation mechanism configured to move the articulatable arm member between a closed position and an open position, wherein the actuation mechanism is configured to be actuated via a delivery component inserted through the opening in the cover and into the chamber of the coaptation member.