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Systems and methods for introducing elements into tissue

US8845723B2 · kind B2 · utility

227Cited by

162References

16Claims

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Assignee

MITRALIGN, INC. · US

Inventors

Paul A. Spence · Louisville, US
Donald S. Baim · Newton, US
Edward McNamara · Chelmsford, US
Hiroatsu Sugimoto · Cambridge, US
Joseph P. Lane · Methuen, US
Christopher Lee · Tewksbury, US
Jason Robinson · Windham, US
Aaron M. Call · Delta, US
Richard J. Morrill · Billerica, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 13, 2007
Grant date	Sep 30, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/3966
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

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

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