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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Cardiac Dimensions Pty. Ltd., Kirkland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Gregory D. Nieminen, Bothell, WA (US);
Carly A. Thaler, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Cardiac Dimensions Pty. Ltd., Kirkland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2451 (2013.01); A61F 2/2442 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient's heart to reshape the patient's heart. The device comprises a first anchor and a second anchor adapted to be deployed by a catheter to engage a vessel wall while the first anchor is adapted to resist the compression of a first part of the first anchor and resist the expansion of a second part of the first anchor in response to a compressive force on the first part.