Patent ID: 9456896
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: A61F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A prosthesis configured to engage intralumenal tissue when deployed within a body cavity, the prosthesis comprising: an expandable frame comprising a first end and a second end and a longitudinal axis extending therethrough, the frame configured to radially expand and contract for deployment within the body cavity; a plurality of first anchors each having a base connected to a first portion of the frame and a plurality of second anchors each having a base connected to a second portion of the frame, wherein the first portion is closer to the first end than the second portion is to the first end, and the second portion is closer to the second end than the first portion is to the second end, wherein the second portion of the frame comprises a plurality of foreshortening cells and the first portion of the frame comprises a plurality of longitudinally extending struts that are each connected to a foreshortening cell at a connection location and extend away from the foreshortening cells toward the first end in a direction generally parallel with the longitudinal axis; wherein when the frame is in an expanded configuration: wherein the frame is configured such that radial expansion of the frame causes the first anchors and second anchors to draw closer together.