Patent ID: 7510574

Claim:
Implantable device for use in a human and/or animal body for replacement of an organ valve, comprising: an expandable, elongate main body having a longitudinal axis and being substantially cylindrical in shape about said axis, said body including a first end and a second end each provided with an opening; at least one outwardly protruding anchoring portion disposed proximate at least one of said first and second ends of said main body; an expandable membrane element provided with at least one opening, said membrane element disposed within the main body and having a valve portion and a ring portion secured to the main body; and said main body and said membrane element together movable between a first condition in which said main body and said membrane element together define a first cross sectional area, and a second, deployed condition in which said main body and said membrane element together define a second cross sectional area greater than said first cross sectional area.