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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jonathan J. Langberg, Atlanta, GA (US);
Michael D. Lesh, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Erik van der Burg, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
ev3 Santa Rosa, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
A mitral annuloplasty and left ventricle restriction device is designed to be transvenously advanced and deployed within the coronary sinus and in some embodiments other coronary veins. The device places tension on adjacent structures, reducing the diameter and/or limiting expansion of the mitral annulus and/or limiting diastolic expansion of the left ventricle. These effects may be beneficial for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
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