IP Library Granted Patent US 11,026,790
Granted Patent B2
US 11,026,790 · App. 16/506,166 · Granted Jun 8, 2021

Replacement mitral valves

Inventors: Spencer Noe (Santa Cruz, CA); Dan Wallace (Santa Cruz, CA); Jonathan Oakden (Santa Cruz, CA)
Assignee: Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc.
A61F2/2445A61F2/2409A61F2/2412A61F2/2418A61M39/22A61F2220/0016A61F2220/0075A61F2230/001A61F2230/0054A61F2230/0065
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Patent No.
US 11,026,790
App. No.
16/506,166
Granted
Jun 8, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A prosthetic mitral valve includes an anchor assembly, a strut frame, and a plurality of replacement leaflets secured to the annular strut frame. The anchor assembly includes a ventricular anchor, an atrial anchor, and a central portion therebetween. The ventricular anchor and the atrial anchor are configured to flare radially outwards relative to the central portion. The annular strut frame is disposed radially within the anchor assembly and is attached to the anchor assembly. The central portion is configured to align with a native valve orifice and the ventricular anchor and the atrial anchor are configured to compress native cardiac tissue therebetween.

Claims (28)

1. A prosthetic mitral valve comprising:

a valve support assembly configured to self-expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration and including an anchor assembly having a ventricular anchor, a central portion, and an atrial anchor, the anchor assembly including a plurality of diamond-shaped cells;

a plurality of leaflets attached to the valve support assembly; and

a plurality of retention hooks attached to the anchor assembly, when the valve support assembly is in the expanded configuration, each retention hook curving radially outwards and extending from an apex of a respective one of the plurality of diamond-shaped cells.

2. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 1 , wherein the valve support assembly includes a strut frame positioned radially inward of the anchor assembly and attached to the anchor assembly.

3. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of leaflets are attached to the strut frame.

4. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 2 , wherein the ventricular anchor is at a distal end of the valve support assembly and the atrial anchor is at a proximal end of the valve support assembly.

5. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 4 , wherein the atrial anchor extends further proximally than does the strut frame.

6. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 1 , wherein the atrial anchor flares radially outward in the expanded configuration.

7. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 1 , wherein in the expanded configuration, a diameter of the atrial anchor is greater than a diameter of the central portion.

8. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 1 , wherein at least some of the retention hooks point in the atrial direction.

9. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of each of the plurality of retention hooks is less than 1.6 mm.

10. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of retention hooks are integral with the valve support assembly.

11. A prosthetic mitral valve comprising:

a valve support assembly configured to self-expand from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration and including:

an anchor assembly having a ventricular anchor, a central portion, and an atrial anchor, the anchor assembly including a plurality of cells;

a strut frame positioned radially inward of the anchor assembly and attached to the anchor assembly;

a plurality of leaflets attached to the strut frame; and

a plurality of retention hooks attached to the anchor assembly, when the valve support assembly is in the expanded configuration, each retention hook curving radially outwards and extending from an apex of a respective one of the plurality of cells.

12. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of leaflets are attached to the strut frame.

13. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 12 , wherein the ventricular anchor is at a distal end of the valve support assembly and the atrial anchor is at a proximal end of the valve support assembly.

14. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 13 , wherein the atrial anchor extends further proximally than does the strut frame.

15. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 11 , wherein the atrial anchor flares radially outward in the expanded configuration.

16. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 11 , wherein in the expanded configuration, a diameter of the atrial anchor is greater than a diameter of the central portion.

17. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 11 , wherein at least some of the retention hooks point in the atrial direction.

18. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 11 , wherein a thickness of each of the plurality of retention hooks is less than 1.6 mm.

19. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of retention hooks are integral with the valve support assembly.

20. The prosthetic mitral valve of claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of cells is diamond-shaped.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 11, 2019
From: NOE, SPENCER; WALLACE, DAN; OAKDEN, JONATHAN
To: CEPHEA VALVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 049726/0948 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 16012666 · Jun 19, 2018
Continuation In Part PCTUS2018014902 · Jan 23, 2018
Provisional Application 62513877 · Jun 1, 2017
Provisional Application 62449498 · Jan 23, 2017
Related Publication 20190328525A1 · Oct 31, 2019