Surgery – Instruments – Suture – ligature – elastic band or clip applier
Reexamination Certificate
2004-07-27
2010-02-23
Ho, (Jackie) Tan-Uyen T. (Department: 3773)
Surgery
Instruments
Suture, ligature, elastic band or clip applier
C623S002110
Reexamination Certificate
active
07666193
ABSTRACT:
Devices, systems and methods facilitate positioning of a cardiac valve annulus treatment device, thus enhancing treatment of the annulus. Methods generally involve advancing an anchor delivery device through vasculature of the patient to a location in the heart for treating the valve annulus, contacting the anchor delivery device with a length of the valve annulus, delivering a plurality of coupled anchors from the anchor delivery device to secure the anchors to the annulus, and drawing the anchors together to circumferentially tighten the valve annulus. Devices generally include an elongate catheter having at least one tensioning member and at least one tensioning actuator for deforming a distal portion of the catheter to help it conform to a valve annulus. The catheter device may be used to navigate a subannular space below a mitral valve to facilitate positioning of an anchor delivery device.
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Fabro Mariel
Morales Rodolfo A.
Starksen Niel F.
To John
Wei Michael F.
Anderson Gregory
Guided Delivery Sytems, Inc.
Ho (Jackie ) Tan-Uyen T.
Morrison & Foerster / LLP
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