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US 2008/0177382 A1Published application
Apparatus and methods for heart valve repair
AssigneeAbbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
InventorsGregory Matthew Hyde, Mark Juravic, Stephanie A. Szobota, Brad David Bisson
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Abstract
Embodiments of a medical device and methods for percutaneously treating a heart valve. In one embodiment, the medical device has a first cardiac tissue fastener having a first lock, a second cardiac tissue fastener having a second lock, and a chord coupled to the first and second fasteners. Pulling the chord engages the first lock with the second lock.
Claims14
An apparatus, comprising:
- means for advancing a distal portion of a catheter to a mitral valve annulus percutaneously;
- means for flexing said distal portion to an annular shape;
- means for releasing a support annulus to said mitral valve annulus;
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- means for securing said support annulus to said mitral valve annulus.
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