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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2011
Eric A. Goldfarb, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kent D. Dell, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sylvia Wen-chin Fan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian B. Martin, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Ferolyn T. Powell, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alfred H. Raschdorf, San Francisco, CA (US);
Troy L. Thornton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Eric A. Goldfarb, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kent D. Dell, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sylvia Wen-Chin Fan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian B. Martin, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Ferolyn T. Powell, San Francisco, CA (US);
Alfred H. Raschdorf, San Francisco, CA (US);
Troy L. Thornton, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abbott Vascular Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and devices for grasping, and optional repositioning and fixation of the valve leaflets to treat cardiac valve regurgitation, particularly mitral valve regurgitation. Such grasping will typically be atraumatic providing a number of benefits. For example, atraumatic grasping may allow repositioning of the devices relative to the leaflets and repositioning of the leaflets themselves without damage to the leaflets. However, in some cases it may be necessary or desired to include grasping which pierces or otherwise permanently affects the leaflets. In some of these cases, the grasping step includes fixation.