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Devices and methods for cardiac annulus stabilization and treatment
Assignee: Ancora Heart Inc
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Filing: 2008-06-03
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Granted: 2011-04-12
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Expires: 2028-06-03
Abstract
Abstract Devices and methods generally provide enhanced stabilization, exposure and/or treatment of a cardiac valve annulus. Methods generally involve introducing a stabilizing member beneath one or more leaflets of a heart valve to engage the annulus at an intersection between the leaflets and the interior ventricular wall of the heart. Force is then applied to the stabilizing member to stabilize and/or expose the valve annulus. In some embodiments, the stabilizing member may include a series of hydraulically driven tethered anchors, such as hooks or clips, for engaging and cinching valve annulus tissue to decrease the diameter of a regurgitant valve. Alternatively, other treatments may be delivered by a stabilizing member, such as radiofrequency energy, drugs, bulking agents or shape memory stents. A second stabilizing member may also be introduced above the leaflets for further stabilization.
Inventors
- 👤 Niel F. Starksen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:07
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2442; A61F2/2445; A61F2/2466; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/04; A61B17/0401; A61B2017/0414; A61B2017/0464; A61F2/2451
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A method for constricting a heart valve annulus comprising: introducing a stabilizing member from beneath one or more leaflets of a heart valve to a ventricular side of a heart valve annulus, wherein the stabilizing member comprises an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, the distal end having a curvature that conforms to at least a portion of the ventricular side of the annulus and adapted to deliver at least one tethered anchor enclosed therein; delivering the at least one tethered anchor transversely to the longitudinal axis of the stabilizing member into ventricular wall tissue, wherein the at least one tethered anchor does not penetrate into tissue of an atrium; and cinching the tether to reduce the circumference of at least a portion of the heart valve annulus.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
136 words
A method for constricting a heart valve annulus comprising: introducing a stabilizing member from beneath one or more leaflets of a heart valve to a ventricular side of a heart valve annulus, wherein the stabilizing member comprises an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis therebetween, the distal end having a curvature that conforms to at least a portion of the ventricular side of the annulus and adapted to deliver at least one tethered anchor enclosed therein; delivering the at least one tethered anchor transversely to the longitudinal axis of the stabilizing member into ventricular wall tissue, wherein the at least one tethered anchor does not penetrate into tissue of an atrium; and cinching the tether to reduce the circumference of at least a portion of the heart valve annulus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the heart valve annulus is a mitral valve annulus.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 1 performed on a beating heart.
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