Patent attributes
Prosthetic valves and methods of use of prosthetic valves may be provided. In one implementation, a prosthetic valve for implantation within a native heart valve may be provided. The prosthetic valve may include an annular valve body having atrial anchoring arms and ventricular anchoring legs extending therefrom. The atrial anchoring arms and the ventricular anchoring legs may be configured for independent outward radial deflection. In some embodiments, at least one atrial anchoring arm may include first and third arm segments configured to extend in upstream directions and a second arm segment configured to extend in a downstream direction, the second arm segment situated between the first and third arm segments. The terminal end of the at least one atrial anchoring arm may be configured to be situated upstream from the rest of the arm when the prosthetic valve is radially-expanded.