Children's Medical Center Corporation

Christopher W Baird

David M Hoganson

Pedro J Del Nido

Peter E Hammer

Sitaram Emani

Mossab Y Saeed

A repair device for closing a valve of a heart includes a main stem. The mains stem has a distal end and a proximal end. The main stem comprises a papillary anchor on the proximal end. The papillary anchor of the main stem is configured to attach to a papillary muscle of the heart. The main stem further includes a first branch extending from the main stem in a first direction and configured to attach to a first leaflet of the valve of the heart. The main stem also includes a second branch extending from the main stem in a second direction different from the first direction and configured to attach to a second leaflet of the valve. The first and second branches are flexible.

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Boston, MA, United States of America

Christopher W Baird