Mvalve Technologies Ltd.

Cardiodex, Ltd.

Julie Logan

Maurice Buchbinder

Shimon Eckhouse

Eran Goldberg

Amnon Yadin

Shay Dubi

Amit Tubishevitz

Noam Mizrahi

Aharon Cohen

Avi Eftel

Cardiac valve supports and their methods of use.

Cardiac valve support structure

Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided for use in closing punctures in vessel walls. An apparatus may have various combinations of an anchoring device, a positioning device and a heating element for closing a puncture within a vessel wall. An anchoring device may be a balloon, an expansible cage, a wire operated T-anchor, and/or a floating anchor. A positioning device may be a balloon, a sponge, and/or an expansible cage. A heating element may be flexible or rigid and preferably provides heat to target tissue through conduction and convection. A heating element may be flat-ended or dome-shaped. The heating element and anchoring device may be positioned a fixed distance apart to sandwich tissue between the heating element and the anchoring device. The heating element may operate in multiple stages. An initial stage may non-permanently adhere the heating element to the tissue and the subsequent stage may close the puncture.

Systems and methods for puncture closure

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La Jolla, CA, United States of America

Julie Logan