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Method of heart valve repair

US8142493B2 · kind B2 · utility

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158References

12Claims

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Assignee

MITRALIGN, INC. · US

Inventors

Paul A. Spence · Louisville, US
Walter Bruszewski · Windsor, US
Ed McNamara · Chelmsford, US
Mark A. Maguire · Hillsborough, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 22, 2008
Grant date	Mar 27, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 26, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S623/904
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Catheter based systems and methods for securing tissue including the annulus of a mitral valve. The systems and methods employ catheter based techniques and devices to plicate tissue and perform an annuloplasty.

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