Patent · US Expired

Fixed length anchor and pull mitral valve device and method

US6976995B2 · kind B2 · utility

288Cited by

57References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Cardiac Dimensions, Inc. · US

Inventors

Mark L. Mathis · Fremont, US
Gregory Nieminen · Bothell, US
David Reuter · Bothell, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 30, 2002
Grant date	Dec 20, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 23, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N2001/0585
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device effects the mitral valve annulus geometry of a heart. The device includes first and second anchors configured to be positioned within the coronary sinus of the heart adjacent the mitral valve annulus of the heart and a fixed length connecting member permanently attached to the first and second anchors. With the first anchor anchored in the coronary sinus, the second anchor may be displaced proximally to effect the geometry of the mitral valve annulus and released to maintain the effect on the mitral valve geometry.

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