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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2011
John Zentgraf, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David Joseph Parins, Corcoran, MN (US);
Arun Sarini, Burnsville, MN (US);
Giovanni Speziali, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
John Zentgraf, Minneapolis, MN (US);
David Joseph Parins, Corcoran, MN (US);
Arun Sarini, Burnsville, MN (US);
Giovanni Speziali, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
NeoChord, Inc., St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for heart valve repair utilize a heart valve repair device including a generally annular ring-like structure and a net structure. The ring-like structure is seated in the valve annulus with the net structure extending from the ring-like structure through the coaptation zone between leaflets. The net structure can then be anchored to a heart structure with a suture. Net structure extending between leaflets helps prevent prolapse of leaflets and can aid in coaptation.