Patent ID: 8961597
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of delivering a transvalvular intraannular implant, comprising: providing a delivery catheter, the delivery catheter comprising an elongate body; a movable outer sheath; and a transvalvular intraannular implant having a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end and comprising a valve leaflet support portion and an anchoring portion, the valve leaflet support portion at least partially longitudinally offset from the anchoring portion and comprising a central portion having a convex arcuate shape; percutaneously delivering the delivery catheter to the vicinity of a heart valve annulus; transforming the implant from a first radially reduced configuration to a second radially enlarged configuration; positioning the implant in its second radially enlarged configuration within the heart valve annulus such that the implant is oriented in the valve annulus such that the longitudinal axis of the implant is oriented substantially transversely to a coaptive edge of a heart valve positioned within the valve annulus; and securing the anchoring portion of the implant to tissue of the valve annulus, wherein securing the anchoring portion does not affect the size and shape of the mitral annulus.