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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2004
John M. Adams, Sammamish, WA (US);
David G. Reuter, Bothell, WA (US);
Mark L. Mathis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Scott J. Wolf, Bellevue, WA (US);
John M. Adams, Sammamish, WA (US);
David G. Reuter, Bothell, WA (US);
Mark L. Mathis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Scott J. Wolf, Bellevue, WA (US);
Cardiac Dimensions, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US);
Abstract
A mitral valve therapy device and method treats dilated cardiomyopathy. The device is configured to be placed in the coronary sinus of a heart adjacent to the mitral valve annulus. The device includes a force distributor that distributes an applied force along a pericardial wall of the coronary sinus, and a force applier that applies the applied force to one or more discrete portions of a wall of the coronary sinus adjacent to the mitral valve annulus to reshape the mitral valve annulus in a localized manner.