Patent ID: 9474605
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. An implantable heart valve coaptation system for reducing regurgitation through the valve, comprising the following implantable elements: an elongated flexible rail having a ventricular anchor on the distal end thereof adapted to anchor into tissue within a ventricle, wherein the flexible rail has a length sufficient to extend from the ventricular anchor in the ventricular tissue to a subclavian vein, the flexible rail being made of material suitable for implant in the human body; a delivery catheter having a lumen through which the flexible rail passes, the delivery catheter being made of material suitable for implant in the human body; a valve leaflet coaptation member fixed on a distal end of the delivery catheter having a bell-shaped cover with a first end open and a flexible inner support holding the first end open, the delivery catheter having a length sufficient to extend from the coaptation member positioned within the heart valve leaflets to the subclavian vein, the coaptation member being made of material suitable for implant in the human body; and a locking collet on a proximal end of the delivery catheter for securing the axial position of the coaptation member and delivery catheter on the flexible rail, the locking collet being made of material suitable for implant in the human body, the locking collet and/or catheter being adapted to be subcutaneously anchored outside the subclavian vein.