Compact Prosthetic Heart Valve Device
Patent No. EP4209198 (titled "Compact Prosthetic Heart Valve Device") was filed by Medtronic on Apr 16, 2021. The application was issued on Dec 10, 2025.
Patent Summary
A heart valve prosthesis comprises a frame featuring a valve support and an anchor element. The valve support includes a narrow upstream segment and a wider downstream segment. The anchor element is a hollow, stent-like structure partially surrounding the valve support, comprising a tissue fixation ring and multiple connectors. A prosthetic valve component is secured within the valve support, featuring leaflets that coapt within the narrow upstream segment. The leaflets' commissures are secured within the wider downstream segment, enabling the leaflets to open into the wider downstream segment during diastole. Designed for percutaneous delivery, the prosthesis is configured for implantation in native heart valves with smaller, elliptical perimeter annuli, providing mechanical isolation between the upstream segment and the anchor element.
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Date
Description
EP4209198
- Application Number
- EP22214670A
- Filing Date
- Apr 16, 2021
- Status
- Granted And Under Opposition
- Nov 7, 2025
- Publication Date
- Dec 10, 2025
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