Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Adjustable endolumenal implant for reshaping the mitral valve annulus
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Application No.: US15689467Application Date: 2017-08-29
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Publication No.: US09913706B2Publication Date: 2018-03-13
- Inventor: Randall Lashinski , Matthew Rust , Patrick Macaulay , Terry Wayne Daniels , Kris Kristoffersen
- Applicant: MILLIPEDE, INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Rosa
- Assignee: Millipede, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Millipede, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Rosa
- Agency: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/02
- IPC: A61F2/02 ; A61F2/24

Abstract:
Excessive dilation of the annulus of a mitral valve may lead to regurgitation of blood during ventricular contraction. This regurgitation may lead to a reduction in cardiac output. Disclosed are systems and methods relating to an implant configured for reshaping a mitral valve. The implant comprises a plurality of struts with anchors for tissue engagement. The implant is compressible to a first, reduced diameter for transluminal navigation and delivery to the left atrium of a heart. The implant may then expand to a second, enlarged diameter to embed its anchors to the tissue surrounding and/or including the mitral valve. The implant may then contract to a third, intermediate diameter, pulling the tissue radially inwardly, thereby reducing the mitral valve and lessening any of the associated symptoms including mitral regurgitation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170360549A1 ADJUSTABLE ENDOLUMENAL IMPLANT FOR RESHAPING THE MITRAL VALVE ANNULUS Public/Granted day:2017-12-21
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