Anchor and pull mitral valve device and method
CA 2468787 A1 · Owner: Adams, John M. · Inventors: Mathis, Mark L.; Adams, John M.; Alferness, Clifton A.
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A device, system, and method effects mitral valve (30) annulus geometry of a heart. The device includes a first anchor configured to be positioned within and fixed to the coronary sinus of the heart adjacent the mitral valve annulus within the heart. A cable (34) is fixed to the first anchor (32) and extends proximately therefrom and slidingly through a second anchor (36) which is positioned and fixed in the heart proximal to the first anchor (32). A lock locks the cable to the second anchor (36) when tension is applied to the cable for effecting the mitral valve annulus geometry.
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- Filed December 3, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 3, 2022.
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