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US 2019/0240020 A1Published application
Annuloplasty procedures, related devices and methods
AssigneeTransmural Systems LLC
InventorsNasser Rafiee, Stuart MacDonald, Koosha Rafiee
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Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed for the treatment or repair of regurgitant cardiac valves, such as a mitral valve. An illustrative annuloplasty device can be placed in the coronary sinus to reshape the mitral valve and reduce mitral valve regurgitation. The disclosure also provides improved techniques for cardiac pacing.
Claims19
A lock delivery catheter, comprising:
- a) an elongate inner tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end;
- b) an elongate outer tubular member having a proximal end, a distal end and defining an elongate lumen therethrough for slidably receiving the elongate inner tubular member therein;
- c) a deployable lock attached to the lock delivery catheter including a lock body and a wedge, the wedge being configured to wedge against the lock body when the lock body and wedge are pressed together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.