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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2013
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Benjamin E. Morris, Jeffersonville, IN (US);
John Miser, Crestwood, KY (US);
Gregory R. Furnish, Louisville, KY (US);
Wayne A. Johnson, Jeffersonville, IN (US);
Mark Griffin, Louisville, KY (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of gathering tissue of a heart valve leafletmay include inserting an elongated catheter assemblyto a position adjacent the heart valve leaflet, the catheter assembly including a capture tooland a tissue support member. The capture tooland the tissue support membermay each be independently moveable between a retracted position and an extended position. Partially retracting the capture toolwith the tissue support memberin the extended position gathers tissueof the heart valve leafletbetween the capture tool and the tissue support member. A clipmay then be applied from the catheter assemblyto the gathered tissueto hold the tissue substantially in a gathered configuration.