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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Neochord, Inc., St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Inventor:
John Zentgraf, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Assignee:
NeoChord, Inc., St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2926 (2013.01); A61B 2090/3614 (2016.02);
Abstract
A device for performing minimally invasive repair of mitral valve leaflets in a beating heart through the delivery and implantation of artificial chordae tendineae includes a handle for positioning the device into a chest cavity of the patient, a capture assembly adapted to capture a valve leaflet between distal an proximal tip portions, a needle adapted to penetrate the valve leaflet, and a capture confirmation system for verifying capture of the valve leaflet between the distal and proximal tip portions.