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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2020
Applicant:
Neochord, Inc., St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Edward J. Anderson, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Randall Beyreis, Corcoran, MN (US);
Brady Hatcher, Rogers, MN (US);
Tyler Nordmann, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Daryl Edmiston, Draper, UT (US);
Assignee:
NeoChord, Inc., St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2457 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0071 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are various embodiments of cardiac anchors configured to be inserted into a heart wall of a patient to anchor a suture as an artificial chordae under an appropriate tension for proper valve function. Such cardiac anchors are particularly suitable for use in intravascular, transcatheter procedures.