Title:
心臓弁輪抑制装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2009502324
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A catheter based system for treating mitral valve regurgitation includes a restraining device having a flexible member, a plurality of movable anchor members attached to the outer surface of the flexible member, and an adjustment filament attached to the ends of the flexible member. One embodiment of the invention includes a method for attaching a flexible restraining device to the annulus of a mitral valve, and adjusting the length of the adjustment filament attached to the flexible member of the restraining device, thereby reshaping the mitral valve annulus so that the anterior and posterior leaflets of the mitral valve close during ventricular contraction.
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Inventors:
Duke Narrike
Application Number:
JP2008523960A
Publication Date:
January 29, 2009
Filing Date:
July 19, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Medtronic Vascular Inc.
International Classes:
A61F2/24; A61M25/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Sadao Kumakura
Fumiaki Otsuka
Shishido Kaichi
Disciple Maru Ken
Ino Sato
Fumiaki Otsuka
Shishido Kaichi
Disciple Maru Ken
Ino Sato