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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2016
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Casey M. Barbarino, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for repairing a tricuspid valve in a patient's heart; a first shaft; a first disc removably mounted on the first shaft; a second shaft coaxially aligned with, and slideable in relation to, the first shaft; a second disc removably mounted on the second shaft, wherein the second disc is positioned proximal of the first disc; and wherein the first disc includes a plurality of openings positioned on an outer perimeter of the first disc, and a first cinch wire extending through the plurality of openings and then through the catheter to the proximal end, the first cinch wire being tensionable for reducing the outer perimeter of the first disc.