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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2009
Applicants:
William S. Tremulis, Redwood City, CA (US);
Mahmood K. Razavi, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
William S. Tremulis, Redwood City, CA (US);
Mahmood K. Razavi, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mitral Interventions, Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tissue connecting device is provided. The device comprise an elongate delivery device having a lumen, a proximal end, and a distal end. The distal end is configured to engage tissue and advance the device into tissue. At least one anchor deliverable through a lumen of the elongate delivery device. The distal end of the device may be designed to engage tissue upon rotation of the device about its longitudinal axis.