Patent ID: 8535373
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A cardiac valve prosthesis capable of being located in a Valsalva sinus region of a subject including a plurality of Valsalva sinuses, the prosthesis comprising: a plurality of coapting valve leaflets; and an expandable frame having an inflow portion, an outflow portion, a principal axis extending through the inflow and outflow portions, and a plurality of leaflet supports and a plurality of flexible anchoring supports extending from the inflow portion to the outflow portion, the leaflet supports being sized and dimensioned to anchor the leaflets to the frame while not conforming to the Valsalva sinus and each positioned to support a respective commissural location of the plurality of coapting valve leaflets, the leaflet supports and the anchoring supports angularly spaced from one another about the principal axis, wherein each of the anchoring supports includes a set of ribs sized and dimensioned to anchor the frame in the Valsalva sinus, wherein each of the anchoring supports arches radially outwardly with respect to the principal axis between the inflow and outflow portions.