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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2008
Applicant:
John Zentgraf, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Inventor:
John Zentgraf, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Assignee:
NeoChord, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0469 (2013.01); A61B 17/0482 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00243 (2013.01); A61B 2017/06042 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2926 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5217 (2013.01);
Abstract
A valve repair device with a replaceable suture cartridge for repair of a valve leaflet in a beating heart of a patient includes a valve repair device and a replaceable suture cartridge. The valve repair device can include a handle with an actuator, a capture assembly including one portion of a jaw assembly adapted to grasp the leaflet and a needle head for penetrating the leaflet. The replaceable suture cartridge can include a secondary shaft including a second portion of the jaw assembly integrally couplable to the capture assembly and a channel within which a suture is carried.