Patent ID: 8408214
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of treating a patient with regurgitation during systole due to a dysfunctional or diseased valve comprising the steps of: (A) piercing an aperture through a first leaflet of the valve; (B) advancing and positioning a collapsed prosthetic valve apparatus comprising a one-way valve mounted on an expandable seating, into the aperture; (C) expanding the expandable seating and forcing an outer edge of the first leaflet against an outer edge of a second leaflet, thereby preventing the natural separating of the first and second leaflets in systole by forcing the outer edges of the leaflets together and preventing their separation, thereby preventing regurgitation during systole; the prosthetic valve apparatus providing an alternative passageway for blood flow therethrough, whilst inhibiting back-flow in systole.