Patent ID: 9744036
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F

Claim:
1. A method of treating a mitral valve disorder in a patient's heart, comprising: a) inserting a delivery device into the left ventricle of the heart; b) advancing a mitral valve prosthesis via the delivery device into the left ventricle of the heart, wherein the mitral valve prosthesis comprises: c) advancing the delivery device into the native mitral valve; d) attaching the mitral valve prosthesis to the heart via at least one anchor that is attached to the at least one anchor attachment point, wherein the at least one anchor is attached to the heart via an anchoring element, the anchoring element including a lock having a first position that permits adjustment of tension in the anchor and a second position that locks the at least one anchor at a desired tension, wherein the anchoring element is a clip and wherein the lock of the anchoring element is comprised of opposing jaw portions of the clip; and e) adjusting tension on the anchor to prevent PVL.