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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Gregory Nieminen, Bothell, WA (US);
David Reuter, Bothell, WA (US);
Nathan Aronson, Seattle, WA (US);
Lucas Gordon, Issaquah, WA (US);
Garrett Beget, Bothell, WA (US);
Gregory Nieminen, Bothell, WA (US);
David Reuter, Bothell, WA (US);
Nathan Aronson, Seattle, WA (US);
Lucas Gordon, Issaquah, WA (US);
Garrett Beget, Bothell, WA (US);
Cardiac Dimensions, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US);
Abstract
One aspect of the invention is a method of treating mitral valve regurgitation in a patient. The method includes the steps of delivering a tissue shaping device to the patient's coronary sinus in an unexpanded configuration within a catheter having an outer diameter no more than nine or ten french, with the tissue shaping device including a connector disposed between a distal expandable anchor comprising flexible wire and a proximal expandable anchor comprising flexible wire, the device having a length of 60 mm or less; and deploying the device to reduce mitral valve regurgitation, such as by anchoring the distal expandable anchor by placing the distal expandable anchor flexible wire in contact with a wall of the coronary sinus, e.g., by permitting the distal expandable anchor to self-expand or by applying an actuating force to the distal expandable anchor and possibly locking the distal expandable anchor after performing the applying step. The invention also includes a device for performing the method.