Patent ID: 8470028

Claim:
A device for treating regurgitation through a gap in a valve in a heart, the heart having an atrium fluidically coupled to a ventricle by the valve, the valve including at least two leaflets which coapt along a line of coaptation, the device comprising: a frame sized to fit within a heart chamber; a pair of arms moveably coupled to the frame, the arms are structurally configured to move from a fluid flow-blocking position during a systole to a fluid flow-allowing position during a diastole in response to pressure changes occurring between the systole and the dystole; an anchoring mechanism having a tether and an anchor positioned in a wall of the ventricle, wherein the tether interconnects the frame to the anchor; and a compliant membrane covering the frame and at least a portion of the pair of arms, wherein the frame further comprises a stationary portion coupled to a proximal portion of the pair of arms, wherein the stationary portion is positioned above the level of the annulus and wherein the stationary portion has a long axis oriented orthogonal to the line of coaptation.