Patent ID: 9610156
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61H

Claim:
1. A method comprising: inserting an implant proximate a mitral valve, the implant comprising a tubular body and a plurality of piercing members, the tubular body comprising an upper diameter and a lower diameter; engaging tissue proximate the mitral valve by the plurality of piercing members on a first side of the mitral valve from within the left atrium; coupling at least one of the plurality of piercing members with a location ring that is positioned on a second side of the mitral valve within the left ventricle; and transitioning the tubular body from a first structural configuration to a second structural configuration by application of an expansive force to the tubular body proximate the upper diameter, the first structural configuration having the upper diameter smaller than the lower diameter and the second structural configuration having the upper diameter larger than the lower diameter.