Implant system to improve coaptation

2012 
An implant (900) of aid coaptation to treat poor coaptation of heart valve in a patient's heart, the heart valve having a ring and first and second leaflets defining the ring a valve shaft which extends along a blood flow path, the first and second valves have an area of ​​coaptation defining a curve extending through the blood flow path, the implant (900) of aid coaptation comprising: a body (901) aid coaptation it is having an axis and first and second surfaces opposing major coaptation, each surface laterally coaptation extending between a first side edge and a second side edge of the body (901) of aid coaptation, the body (901) coaptation aid supportable within the heart to the body axis (901) of aid coaptation extends along the valve axis of the heart valve with the edges l aterales first and second body (901) of aid coaptation extending along the curve of the area of ​​coaptation of heart valve, wherein the body (901) of aid coaptation implant (900) of aid coaptation is enough laterally adaptable to the engagement between the implant (901) of aid coaptation and laterally flex heart body (901) of aid coaptation between the first and second side edges towards the curve defined by the area of ​​coaptation heart valve, a helical body (906) having a coil axis, so that advancement of the helical body to heart tissue can be done by rotating the helical body around the screw axis to screw the helical body in a heart tissue adjacent to the ring.
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