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US 2005/0240249 A1Published application
Methods for treating mitral valve annulus with biodegradable compression element
OwnerHosheng Tu, Thomas Witzel +1inventors
InventorsHosheng Tu, Thomas Witzel, Wallace Hauck
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Abstract
A catheter system and methods for repairing a valvular annulus or an annular organ structure of a patient comprising intimately contacting the annular organ structure by a tissue-contactor member having energy-delivering elements, and delivering tissue-shrinkable energy at the annular organ structure through the elements, wherein the tissue-shrinkable energy is applied at a distance wirelessly from the elements sufficient to shrink and tighten the organ structure.
Claims7
A method for repairing an annular organ structure of a patient, comprising:
- intimately contacting said annular organ structure by a tissue-contactor member having energy-delivering elements;
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- delivering tissue-shrinkable energy at said annular organ structure through said energy-delivering elements, wherein said tissue-shrinkable energy is applied at a distance wirelessly from said energy-delivering elements sufficient to shrink and tighten said annular organ structure.
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