Percutaneous mitral annuloplasty and cardiac reinforcement
US6537314B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2001/0585
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mitral annuloplasty and left ventricle restriction device is designed to be transvenously advanced and deployed within the coronary sinus and in some embodiments other coronary veins. The device places tension on adjacent structures, reducing the diameter and/or limiting expansion of the mitral annulus and/or limiting diastolic expansion of the left ventricle. These effects may be beneficial for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
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