Devices and methods for locating and implanting tissue anchors at mitral valve commissure
US10070857B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/2496
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present teachings provide devices and methods of locating a mitral valve commissure, and implanting tissue anchors at or near the mitral valve commissure. Specifically, one aspect of the present teachings provides devices and methods for locating a mitral valve commissure percutaneously and allowing a guide wire to be placed across a mitral annulus at the mitral valve commissure. Another aspect of the present teachings provides methods for deploying a tissue anchor across a mitral annulus at a mitral valve commissure, including near the P1 or P3 regions of the posterior mitral annulus. Another aspect of the present teachings further provides methods of plicating a mitral annulus between two or more tissue anchors.
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