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Heart valve repair

US11559397B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Medtronic Vascular, Inc. · US

Inventors

Olivia P. Metcalf · Santa Rosa, US
Matthew E. Genovese · Windsor, US
Caitlin Dorff · Santa Rosa, US
Emily Grimm · Petaluma, US
Fatemeh Fatemi Far · Santa Rosa, US
Karan Punga · Santa Rosa, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 11, 2019
Grant date	Jan 24, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 20, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/001
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In some examples, a delivery device includes a handle that includes a control member, an elongate body, a plurality of arms extending from a distal portion of the elongate body to a distal collar configured to releasably couple to an annuloplasty device. The plurality of arms is operatively coupled to the control member and configured to position the annuloplasty device at a target site in a patient. The delivery device further comprises a plurality of anchors configured to secure the annuloplasty device to tissue at the target site, each respective anchor of the plurality of anchors deployable from a respective arm of the plurality of arms.

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