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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Llc, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Inventor:
Melinda K. Kovach, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, LLC, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/10 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/105 (2013.01); A61B 17/08 (2013.01); A61B 17/10 (2013.01); A61F 2/2442 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00349 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00783 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0071 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for repair of a heart valve leaflet includes an elongated body having a lumen extending therethrough in a longitudinal direction, a proximal end, and an open distal end. The device further includes a plurality of clips disposed at spaced positions within the lumen, the plurality of clips being configured and arranged to couple to a portion of the heart valve leaflet. At least one clip in the plurality of clips and the heart valve leaflet are capable of translation relative to one another in the longitudinal direction.