Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for circulatory valve repair
- Patent Title (中): 循环瓣膜修复方法和装置
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Application No.: US12209336Application Date: 2008-09-12
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Publication No.: US08133239B2Publication Date: 2012-03-13
- Inventor: Mehmet C. Oz , Gerald M. Lemole , Alan Lotvin , Juan P. Umana , William Allen , Howard R. Levin
- Applicant: Mehmet C. Oz , Gerald M. Lemole , Alan Lotvin , Juan P. Umana , William Allen , Howard R. Levin
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
- Current Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Agency: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC
- Agent William H. Dippert
- Main IPC: A61B17/10
- IPC: A61B17/10 ; A61B17/08
Abstract:
An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment, the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserted to co-apt the leaflets. The apparatus is particularly useful for repairing mitral valves to cure mitral regurgitation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090276037A1 Method And Apparatus For Circulatory Valve Repair Public/Granted day:2009-11-05
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