US2007050022A1PendingUtilityA1
Devices and methods for heart valve treatment
Est. expiryJan 9, 2022(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Robert VidlundJason KalgreenTodd J. MortierCyril J. Schweich, Jr.Richard F. SchroederDavid Kusz
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Abstract
Devices and methods for treating heart valves include members that assist the valve in closing during at least a portion of the cardiac cycle. Such devices include members configured to alter the shape of a valve annulus, reposition at least one papillary muscle, and/or plug an orifice of the valve so as to provide a coaptation surface for the valve leaflets.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A method for treating a heart valve, comprising:
providing a device having an arcuate portion and at least one elongate portion configured to extend from the arcuate portion; encircling at least a portion of an annulus of a heart valve with the arcuate portion; adjusting a size of at least one of the arcuate portion and the elongate portion so as to alter a shape of the portion of the annulus; and securing the at least one elongate portion to an exterior surface of the heart.
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