Method and apparatus for circulatory valve repair
AssigneeThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
InventorsMehmet C. Oz, Gerald M. Lemole, Alan Lotvin, Juan P. Umana, William Allen, Howard R. Levin
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Abstract
An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserted to co-apt the leaflets. The apparatus is particularly useful for repairing mitral valves to cure mitral regurgitation.
Claims28
An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve having leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and coapting the leaflets of the valve.
An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve, comprising a grasper having two jaws each having a closure member removably attached thereto wherein each closure member has a proximal end and the grasper also comprises a positioning member that is capable of positioning a binding member around the closure member proximal ends to secure the closure members together to coapt leaflets of the cardiovascular valve
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.