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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2017
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Melinda K. Kovach, Plymouth, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/122 (2006.01); A61B 17/128 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/122 (2013.01); A61B 17/1285 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00349 (2013.01);
Abstract
A clip for leaflet tissue includes a substantially cylindrical hollow body having a proximal end and a distal end. In an initial configuration of the clip, the distal end has a diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the hollow body. The distal end is held in an expanded condition for delivery into a patient. When deployed, the distal end collapses to its initial configuration to grasp onto captured leaflet tissue.