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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2020
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Jan R. Lau, Windsor, CA (US);
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for remodeling of tissue, such as heart tissue. In some configurations, the systems and methods are directed toward remodeling of the mitral valve of a patient. The systems and methods can include a first tissue anchor, a second tissue anchor, a suture that extends between the tissue anchors, and a suture lock that secures the suture relative to at least one of the tissue anchors or fixes a length of the suture. The systems and methods can also include a suture trimmer that can trim an excess portion of the suture. In some configurations, the suture lock is reversible to allow for iterative adjustments of the remodeling.