Systems for and methods of repair of atrioventricular valve regurgitation and reversing ventricular remodeling
US7955247B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 7, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y80/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods of and devices for restoring the normal geometry of a heart, including but not limited to the structures supporting the atrioventricular valves. The techniques and devices described herein operate on the principle of displacement, both active and passive, to reverse cardiac remodeling and limit ischemic atrioventricular valve regurgitation.
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