Patent ID: 7914575

Claim:
A method of treating an insufficiency of a native valve with a valve prosthesis supported on a stent including a plurality of first arches, each having an apex oriented in a first direction and an open end that is joined to an open end of an adjacent first arch, and a plurality of second arches, each having an apex oriented in the first direction and an open end that is joined to an open end of an adjacent second arch, wherein the valve prosthesis is directly attached to the plurality of second arches, the method comprising: positioning the plurality of first arches within pockets of the native valve, such that the respective apices of the plurality of first arches project toward the pockets of the native valve, and open ends of the plurality of first arches project away from the pockets of the native valve; clamping at least a portion of the native valve between the plurality of first arches and the plurality of second arches; and engaging at least a portion of the native valve with a vessel wall.