Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Cinch and post for tricuspid valve repair
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Application No.: US15364169Application Date: 2016-11-29
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Publication No.: US10420565B2Publication Date: 2019-09-24
- Inventor: Antonio N. Garcia , Laura M. Kalvass , Sean A. McNiven , Benjamin L. Lee
- Applicant: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Current Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: A61B17/122
- IPC: A61B17/122 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/128 ; A61B17/08 ; A61B17/10 ; A61F2/24 ; A61B17/068 ; A61B17/04

Abstract:
A system for repairing a tricuspid valve in a patient's heart comprising a post having a distal end and a proximal end, a capture element attached to the distal end of the post, the capture element including: a plurality of arms each having a first end and a second end, each arm attached at the first end to the post and extending both radially outwardly from the post and proximally, each arm defining an opening at the second end; a wire passing sequentially through the opening on each arm, whereby tensioning the wire draws the second end of each arm towards the post.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180146964A1 CINCH AND POST FOR TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR Public/Granted day:2018-05-31
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