Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and method for heart valve repair
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Application No.: US14374748Application Date: 2013-01-25
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Publication No.: US09610082B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: Benjamin E. Morris , Eric E. Bielefeld , Gregory R. Furnish , Wayne Johnson , Mark Griffin
- Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2013/023077 WO 20130125
- International Announcement: WO2013/112795 WO 20130801
- Main IPC: A61B17/122
- IPC: A61B17/122 ; A61B17/128 ; A61B17/064 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A device 10 for gathering tissue in a patient includes an elongated catheter 14 and a capture assembly 13 at a distal portion of the catheter. The capture assembly has a closed side 18 and a door 20 rotatable between an open condition and a closed condition. The closed side 18 of the capture assembly 13 and the door 20 in the closed condition may collectively define a tissue capturing compartment 19. Movement of the door 20 from the open condition to the closed condition adjacent the tissue may capture a portion 44 of the tissue in the tissue capturing compartment 19. A clip may then be applied from the capture assembly 13 to the captured tissue 44 to hold the tissue substantially in a gathered configuration.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140371766A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEART VALVE REPAIR Public/Granted day:2014-12-18
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