Method and apparatus for catheter-based annuloplasty using local plications
US6718985B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/904
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a minimally invasive method of performing annuloplasty. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for performing annuloplasty includes accessing a left ventricle of a heart to provide a discrete plication element to the left ventricle, and engaging the plication element to tissue near a mitral valve of the heart. Engaging the plication element includes causing the plication element to gather a portion of the tissue to create a plication. In one embodiment, accessing the left ventricle of the heart to provide the plication element includes accessing the left ventricle of the heart using a catheter arrangement.
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