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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
Applicant:
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2487 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0039 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0065 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cardiac device comprises a first anchoring element configured to be attached to a first side of a tissue wall, a second anchoring element configured to be attached to a second side of the tissue wall, and a cinching device. The cinching device is configured to attach to the first anchoring element and the second anchoring element and apply force to the first anchoring element to move the first anchoring element towards the second anchoring element and at least partially compress the tissue wall.