Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Annuloplasty apparatus and methods
- Patent Title (中): 瓣膜成形术装置及方法
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Application No.: US12880823Application Date: 2010-09-13
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Publication No.: US08167933B2Publication Date: 2012-05-01
- Inventor: Andrew Lee , Norman Fung , John D. Nguyen , Nga T. Doan , Laurent Schaller
- Applicant: Andrew Lee , Norman Fung , John D. Nguyen , Nga T. Doan , Laurent Schaller
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Main IPC: A61F2/24
- IPC: A61F2/24

Abstract:
An annuloplasty system for repairing a valve in a patient's heart comprises a surgical implant including a member having first and second end portions. The implant member further is configured and/or adapted to form a partial ring along a portion of one of the valve annulae of a patient's heart such as the mitral or tricuspid valve annulus. The implant member is axially elastic such that it can axially expand and contract and includes first and second anchors extending from the end portions of the implant member. The anchors are adapted to anchor the implant in tissue such as the mitral or tricuspid valve annulus. The system can facilitate tissue plication (e.g., of the posterior annulus of the mitral valve or the annulus of the tricuspid valve) and reinforcement of a valve annulus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110004298A1 ANNULOPLASTY APPARATUS AND METHODS Public/Granted day:2011-01-06
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