Patent ID: 9585751
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A prosthetic treatment apparatus for treating a native mitral valve having a native annulus and native leaflets, comprising: a support having a downstream end configured to be positioned toward a left ventricle and an upstream end configured to be positioned toward a left atrium, wherein the support is expandable from a low-profile configuration for implantation to an expanded configuration at the native mitral valve; a prosthetic valve attached to the support; a plurality of elongated members extending outwardly from a downstream portion of the support in an upstream direction, wherein a skirt coupled to the downstream portion of the support and flaring outward in an upstream direction such that an upstream end of the skirt is spaced outwardly from the support, wherein the skirt extends around the entire circumference of the support.