Patent ID: 8758430
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating regurgitation deficiencies of an atrioventricular valve located between a ventricle of a heart and an atrium of the heart, comprising: a first stent, having a first valve attached thereto, for implantation at least partially within a first vein leading to the atrium; a second stent, having a second valve attached thereto, for implantation at least partially within a second vein leading to the atrium; a third stent, having a third valve attached thereto, for implantation at least partially within a third vein leading to the atrium; and a fourth stent, having a fourth valve attached thereto, for implantation at least partially within a fourth vein leading to the atrium; wherein the first stent is structurally unconnected from the second stent, and the third stent is structurally unconnected from the fourth stent.