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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
May. 15, 2007
Thomas Witzel, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Wallace N Hauck, Irvine, CA (US);
John A. Osth, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Hosheng Tu, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Thomas Witzel, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Wallace N Hauck, Irvine, CA (US);
John A. Osth, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Hosheng Tu, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Quantumcor, Inc, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Abstract
A catheter system for repairing an annular organ structure of a patient, comprising: intimately contacting the annular organ structure by a tissue-contactor member having energy-delivering elements; and delivering tissue-shrinkable energy at the annular organ structure through the elements, wherein the tissue-shrinkable energy is applied at a distance wirelessly from the elements sufficient to shrink and tighten the organ structure. Tissue-shrinkable energy is infrared energy, ultrasound energy, focused ultrasound energy, ultrasound energy, radiofrequency energy, microwave energy, electromagnetic energy, laser energy, or a combination thereof.