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US 2016/0256269 A1Published application
Devices for treating paravalvular leakage and methods use thereof
AssigneeMitralign, Inc.
InventorsSteven Cahalane, Jason Robinson
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AssigneeMitralign, Inc.
InventorsSteven Cahalane, Jason Robinson
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An aspect of the present teachings includes a method of percutaneously treating a paravalvular leakage. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes providing an anchor having an elongate anchor member and a tensioning member, positioning the anchor through a paravalvular leakage, deploying the anchor wherein at least a part of the distal portion of the elongate anchor member is on one side of the paravalvular leakage, and applying tension to the tensioning member so that at least a part of the distal portion of the elongate anchor member transitions from the elongate configuration to the shortened configuration. Another aspect of the present teachings includes a device that can be used in a method of percutaneously treating a paravalvular leakage.
A method of percutaneously treating a paravalvular leakage comprising the steps of:
The method of claim 18, wherein at least two of the plurality of panels are at least one of substantially overlapping and partially overlapping in the shortened configuration.
An anchor for use in repairing a paravalvular leakage comprising:
A device for repairing a paravalvular leakage comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.