Patent ID: 9468526
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An intraannular heart valve implant comprising: a body having first and second ends, first and second anchoring portions, first and second shoulder portions, and a convex shaped central portion, the first anchoring portion located proximate the first end, the second anchoring portion located proximate the second end, the first shoulder portion located proximate the first anchoring portion and the central portion, the second shoulder portion located proximate the second anchoring portion and the central portion, wherein the central portion comprises a narrowed portion narrower than part of the first and second shoulder portions to reduce resistance to blood flow, and wherein the first and second shoulder portions each comprise a narrowed portion narrower than the first and second anchoring portions to reduce resistance to blood flow, wherein a portion of the body is dimensioned for attachment within an intraannular plane of a heart valve annulus, wherein part of the implant is configured to be positioned within the intraannular plane of the heart valve annulus such that the convex shaped central portion extends out of a reference plane including a portion of the first and second ends, and such that the convex shaped central portion extends transversely across a coaptive edge formed by two or three valve leaflets, and wherein the implant does not comprise an annuloplasty ring.