Patent ID: 9579199
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A method for treating a mitral valve, the method comprising: inserting a delivery sheath through an incision through cardiac tissue along an apex of a heart into a left ventricle; advancing an insert member in a collapsed configuration through the delivery sheath into the left ventricle, the insert member including a biocompatible fabric outer layer, a passageway extending therethrough along a longitudinal axis extending from a left atrium to the left ventricle, and a valve member disposed within the passageway, the valve member including one or more flap members defining a one-way valve; allowing the insert member to expand to an expanded configuration; aligning a cross-sectional profile of the insert member to conform to a curvature of native mitral valve leaflets; positioning the insert member between native leaflets of a mitral valve such that the native leaflets create a tight seal against a layer of fabric disposed over an outer surface of the insert member; extending a first end of an anchoring member through the incision, the anchoring member including a second end coupled to an outflow end of the insert member, an elongate body portion and a first end including a penetration member, the penetration member extending through the cardiac tissue; contacting a plate with an outer surface of the heart; and locking the plate to the penetration member.