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US 2019/0240022 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.
Claims2
A cutting catheter, comprising:
- a) an elongate inner member having a proximal end and a distal end with a distally facing blade mounted on the distal end;
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- 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, wherein the elongate outer tubular member defines a pair of laterally offset holes therethrough near the blade for receiving a suture material therethrough, wherein distal advancement of the elongate inner member with respect to the elongate outer tubular member passes the blade past the suture to cut the suture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.