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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Kevin D. Edmunds, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Inventor:
Kevin D. Edmunds, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0061 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0003 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2/2442 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract
An annuloplasty device having an expandable member, a plurality of lobes, and a piercing wire is herein disclosed. In some embodiments, the lobes extend radially outwardly from the expandable member. The lobes each have a wire lumen disposed therethrough, and the piercing wire is extendable through the wire lumen of each lobe to secure the device to adjacent heart tissue. In some embodiments, the expandable member comprises an inflatable medical balloon. In addition, a method of implanting an annuloplasty device is disclosed.