Patent ID: 11963874
Assignee: VESALIUS CARDIOVASCULAR INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for repairing a heart valve, the apparatus comprising:
a radially compressible and expandable body, the body having an anterior end and a posterior end;
an anterior member connected to a posterior member, the anterior and posterior members being attached to the anterior and posterior ends of the body respectively, wherein the anterior and posterior members each comprise a section extending radially around the body, and extending longitudinally from the body to a plurality of positioning cords, wherein each section comprises a net-like structure defined by a plurality of cells, and wherein the plurality of positioning cords are spaced laterally across the respective section, arranged to extend longitudinally away from the body, from the section to a respective end thereof;
an anterior tube and a posterior tube each being attached to the respective plurality of positioning cords at the respective end thereof; and
first and second adjustment cords extending through each of the anterior and posterior tubes, wherein the anterior and posterior tubes are lengthened or shortened by tensioning the respective adjustment cord, wherein the length of each positioning cord is selected to suspend the respective anterior and posterior tube from the respective anterior and posterior member in a parabolic or parabolic-like shape.