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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2004
Applicants:
Paul A. Spence, Louisville, KY (US);
Walter Bruszewski, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ed Mcnamara, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Mark Maguire, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Paul A. Spence, Louisville, KY (US);
Walter Bruszewski, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ed McNamara, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Mark Maguire, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mitralign, Inc., Tewksbury, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/064 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Catheter based systems and methods for securing tissue including the annulus of a mitral valve. The systems and methods employ catheter based techniques and devices to plicate tissue and perform an annuloplasty.