Patent ID: 8778017
Filing Date: 2014-07-15
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A heart valve implant comprising: a shaft extending generally along a longitudinal axis of said heart valve implant; a spacer coupled to said shaft between a first and a second end region of said shaft, said spacer configured to interact with at least a portion of at least one cusp of a heart valve to at least partially restrict a flow of blood through said heart valve in a closed position; at least one anchor configured to be coupled to said first end region of said shaft; and at least one safety stop disposed between said spacer and said at least one anchor and extending generally radially outwardly from said longitudinal axis of said heart valve implant, said at least one safety stop having an outer perimeter that is larger in at least one direction than a largest outer perimeter of said spacer when said at least one safety stop and said spacer are both deployed in a heart, said at least one safety stop configured to restrict a movement of said heart valve implant through said heart valve in at least one direction, and said at least one safety stop has a cross-section that is greater than a cross-section of said heart valve in at least one dimension when said at least one safety stop and said spacer are both deployed within said heart.