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Method and apparatus for catheter-based annuloplasty using local plications
Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corp
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Filing: 2001-05-25
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Granted: 2004-04-13
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Expires: 2021-05-25
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a minimally invasive method of performing annuloplasty. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for performing annuloplasty includes accessing a left ventricle of a heart to provide a discrete plication element to the left ventricle, and engaging the plication element to tissue near a mitral valve of the heart. Engaging the plication element includes causing the plication element to gather a portion of the tissue to create a plication. In one embodiment, accessing the left ventricle of the heart to provide the plication element includes accessing the left ventricle of the heart using a catheter arrangement.
Inventors
- 👤 Edwin J. Hlavka
- 👤 Jonathan L. Podmore
- 👤 Paul A. Spence
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2442; A61F2/2445; A61F2/2448; A61F2/2466; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00238; A61B2017/00243; A61B17/04; A61B17/0469; A61B2017/048; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/902; Y10S623/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
190 words
A method for performing annuloplasty, comprising: accessing tissue located near the mitral valve of a heart through a left ventricle of the heart, wherein the tissue is accessed using a catheter; providing a first plication element through the catheter; and creating a first discrete plication in the tissue using the first plication element and the catheter, the first plication element being positioned to cause an arc length of the mitral valve to be reduced, wherein the first plication element includes a plurality of bar pieces, a thread, and a lock, the bar pieces and the lock being coupled to the thread, and creating the first discrete plication in the tissue using the first plication element and the catheter includes (a) penetrating the tissue to position the bar pieces on an atrial side of the tissue, (b) tensioning the thread to position the bar pieces against the atrial side of the tissue, and (c) locking the lock against a ventricular side of the tissue, wherein locking the lock against the ventricular side of the tissue causes the first discrete plication to be formed substantially between the bar pieces and the lock.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
190 words
A method for performing annuloplasty, comprising: accessing tissue located near the mitral valve of a heart through a left ventricle of the heart, wherein the tissue is accessed using a catheter; providing a first plication element through the catheter; and creating a first discrete plication in the tissue using the first plication element and the catheter, the first plication element being positioned to cause an arc length of the mitral valve to be reduced, wherein the first plication element includes a plurality of bar pieces, a thread, and a lock, the bar pieces and the lock being coupled to the thread, and creating the first discrete plication in the tissue using the first plication element and the catheter includes (a) penetrating the tissue to position the bar pieces on an atrial side of the tissue, (b) tensioning the thread to position the bar pieces against the atrial side of the tissue, and (c) locking the lock against a ventricular side of the tissue, wherein locking the lock against the ventricular side of the tissue causes the first discrete plication to be formed substantially between the bar pieces and the lock.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the catheter is configured to cause the first plication element to create the first discrete plication.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method as recited in claim 1 further including: creating a second discrete plication in the tissue using a second plication element, the second plication element being substantially separate from the first plication element.
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