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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2003
Robert M. Vidlund, Maplewood, MN (US);
Craig Ekvall, Elk River, MN (US);
David Kusz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cyril J. Schweich, Jr., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Robert M. Vidlund, Maplewood, MN (US);
Craig Ekvall, Elk River, MN (US);
David Kusz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cyril J. Schweich, Jr., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Myocor, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for improving the function of a valve (e.g., mitral valve) by positioning an implantable device outside and adjacent the heart wall such that the device alters the shape of the heart wall acting on the valve. The implantable device may alter the shape of the heart wall acting on the valve by applying an inward force and/or by circumferential shortening (cinching). The shape change of the heart wall acting on the valve is sufficient to change the function of the valve, and may increase coaptation of the leaflets, for example, to reduce regurgitation.