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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
St. Jude Medical, Llc, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Mark Griffin, Louisville, KY (US);
Benjamin E. Morris, Jeffersonville, IN (US);
Eric E. Bielefeld, Floyds Knobs, IN (US);
Gregory R. Furnish, Louisville, KY (US);
Wayne Johnson, Jeffersonville, IN (US);
St. Jude Medical, LLC, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A devicefor repairing mitral valve leafletsincludes a jaw mechanismthat may be positioned adjacent a mitral valve leaflet. The jaw mechanismmay move between an open position and a closed position by pivoting a first jaw relativeto a second jaw. The first jawmay include a rivetthat may move from a stored position to an application position projecting away from the first jawwhen the jaw mechanismis moved from the closed to the open position. Closing the jawsabout a valve leafletcauses the rivetto pierce the leaflet. The jaw mechanismmay then be rotated to wind the leafletthereabout and again pierce the leaflet. The rivetmay then be released from the jaw mechanismand the deviceremoved from the patient.