A heart valve implant has a body sized and configured to rest near or within a heart valve annulus. A plurality of spaced-apart retainers extend outwardly from the body to contact tissue near or within the heart valve annulus. The retainers are sized and configured to secure the body to the heart valve...http://www.google.ca/patents/US20050216079?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050216079 - Heart valve annulus device and method of using same
