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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 05, 2004
Mark L. Mathis, Fremont, CA (US);
David Reuter, Bothell, WA (US);
Lucas Gordon, Vashon, WA (US);
Cruz Beeson, Sacramento, CA (US);
Garrett Beget, Bothell, WA (US);
Frederick Stewart, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mark L. Mathis, Fremont, CA (US);
David Reuter, Bothell, WA (US);
Lucas Gordon, Vashon, WA (US);
Cruz Beeson, Sacramento, CA (US);
Garrett Beget, Bothell, WA (US);
Frederick Stewart, Bellevue, WA (US);
Cardiac Dimensions, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US);
Abstract
A tissue shaping device adapted to be deployed in a lumen to modify the shape of target tissue adjacent to the lumen. In one embodiment the device includes first and second anchors; a connector disposed between the first and second anchors; and a focal deflector disposed between the first and second anchors and may be adapted to extend away from the lumen axis and toward the target tissue and/or away from the lumen axis and away from the target tissue when the device is deployed in the lumen. The invention is also a method of modifying target tissue shape. The method includes the steps of providing a tissue shaping device comprising proximal and distal anchors, a connector disposed between the proximal and distal anchors, and a focal deflector; placing the tissue shaping device in a lumen adjacent the target tissue; applying a shaping force from the focal deflector against a lumen wall to modify the shape of the target tissue; and expanding the proximal and distal anchors to anchor the device in the lumen.