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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2003
Applicants:
Randall Lashinski, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
David Taylor, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Matthew Birdsall, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Jan Lau, Windsor, CA (US);
Inventors:
Randall Lashinski, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
David Taylor, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Matthew Birdsall, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Jan Lau, Windsor, CA (US);
Assignee:
Edwards Lifescience AG, Saint-Prex, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical apparatus and method for remodeling a mitral valve annulus adjacent to the coronary sinus includes an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end. The elongate body is movable from a first, flexible configuration for transluminal delivery to at least a portion of the coronary sinus to a second configuration for remodeling the mitral valve annulus.