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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2014
Maquet Cardiovascular Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter Tachi Callas, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Pierluca Lombardi, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael C Stewart, Milpitas, CA (US);
Liming Lau, Mountain View, CA (US);
Mark S Juravic, San Francisco, CA (US);
Evan Anderson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Joe Lamberti, Castro Valley, CA (US);
Albert K Chin, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tammy Wang, Chula Vista, CA (US);
Maquet Cardiovascular LLC, Wayne, NJ (US);
Abstract
An epicardial clip for reshaping the annulus of the mitral valve of a heart. The epicardial clip includes a curved member having an anterior segment configured to be positioned in the transverse sinus of the heart, a posterior segment configured to be positioned on the posterior side of the heart, such as on or inferior to the atrioventricular groove, and a lateral segment extending between the anterior segment and the posterior segment. The lateral segment includes a curve such that the first end of the member is positioned at or above the plane of the mitral valve and the second end of the member is positioned at or below the plane of the mitral valve.