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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2002
Daniel C. Taylor, Brighton, MA (US);
John R. Liddicoat, Sewickley, PA (US);
Richard B. Streeter, Winchester, MA (US);
Steven B. Woolfson, Boston, MA (US);
William E. Cohn, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Todd F. Davenport, Andover, MA (US);
Thomas F. Kordis, Wilmington, MA (US);
Viacor, Inc., Wilmington, MA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reducing mitral regurgitation. The apparatus is inserted into the coronary sinus of a patient in the vicinity of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve, the apparatus being adapted to straighten the natural curvature of at least a portion of the coronary sinus in the vicinity of the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve, whereby to move the posterior annulus anteriorly and thereby improve leaflet coaptation and reduce mitral regurgitation.