Patent ID: 9592118
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61L

Claim:
1. A coaptation implant comprising: a coaptation surface configured for an anterior leaflet of a valve to coapt against; a superior edge, lateral edges, and an inferior edge, wherein the superior edge has a length greater than a length of the inferior edge, such that a transverse distance between lateral edges generally decreases from the superior edge to the inferior edge of the coaptation implant; wherein an annular curve radius of the coaptation implant is a measurement defining a curvature of the superior edge of the coaptation implant, and wherein an overall element arc length of the coaptation implant is a measurement from the superior edge to the inferior edge of the coaptation implant measured along an anterior surface of the coaptation implant.