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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187324 | Telescoping apparatus for delivering and adjusting a medical device in a vessel A medical device that can be used for treating a defective heart valve. One aspect of the invention pertains to a longitudinally adjustable medical device that comprises a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a cord member. The distal portion comprises a distal a... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8167935 | Percutaneous aortic valve The present invention provides a valve configured for insertion on the proximal and distal sides of a heart valve annulus to replace the heart valve of a patient. The valve comprises a first substantially annular portion adapted to be positioned on a proximal side o... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8142495 | System and a method for altering the geometry of the heart A system (1) for altering the geometry of a heart (100), comprising an annuloplasty ring; a set of elongate annulus-papillary tension members (21, 22, 23, 24), each of which tension members are adapted for forming a link between said ring (10... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142496 | Fixing device, in particular for fixing to vascular wall tissue A device for narrowing the passage through surrounding vascular wall tissue, such as a ring prosthesis for reducing the size of the passage of a heart valve, includes a ring shaped element which is elastically contractile under influence of a resilient force for con... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8128691 | Device and method for improving the function of a heart valve A device for improving the function of a heart valve comprises: a support member formed from a shape memory material, and a restraining member providing a restraining action on a course of the support member. The support member may abut one side of the valve conform... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8075616 | Apparatus for applying a compressive load on body tissue A device for reshaping a cardiac valve (26), which is elongate and has such dimensions as to be insertable into a cardiac vessel (24). The device has two states, in a first state (K) of which the device has a shape that is adaptable to the shape of the... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8062358 | Body lumen device anchor, device and assembly An anchor anchors a therapeutic device having an elongated body within a body lumen. The anchor includes a fixation member carried on the device which is adjustable from a first configuration that permits placement of the device in the body lumen to a second configu... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7993397 | Remotely adjustable coronary sinus implant Disclosed are methods and devices for applying pressure to an adjacent tissue structure, such as the annulus of the mitral valve. An adjustable implant is provided with an elongate control line having a distal end connected to the implant and a proximal end spaced a... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988726 | Percutaneous mitral annuloplasty with cardiac rhythm management An implantable device is positioned within the coronary sinus and tightened around the mitral annulus to reduce mitral valve regurgitation. The device carries at least one electrode, in electronic communication with a cardiac rhythm management device. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7935146 | Percutaneous mitral annuloplasty with hemodynamic monitoring A minimally invasive method of performing mitral annuloplasty is disclosed. An implantable device is positioned within the coronary sinus and tightened around the mitral annulus. Mitral valve regurgitation is monitored before, during, and/or after the tightening ste... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7927371 | Apparatus and method for reducing cardiac valve regurgitation An apparatus for modifying the annulus of a cardiac valve to reduce regurgitation of blood flow through the cardiac valve includes a first annuloplasty ring having a first diameter and being disposed about a first aspect of the annulus of the cardiac valve. The appa... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7914577 | Apparatuses and methods for heart valve repair A medical device for treating a defective heart valve. The medical device comprises a delivery sheath and an implantable device moveably disposed within the delivery sheath. The implantable device further comprises a distal expandable basket, a proximal expandable b... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7887582 | Device and method for modifying the shape of a body organ A tissue shaping device adapted to be deployed in a lumen to modify the shape of target tissue adjacent to the lumen. In one embodiment the device includes first and second anchors; a connector disposed between the first and second anchors; and a focal deflector dis... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7857846 | Device and method for modifying the shape of a body organ An intravascular support device includes a support or reshaper wire, a proximal anchor and a distal anchor. The support wire engages a vessel wall to change the shape of tissue adjacent the vessel in which the intravascular support is placed. The anchors and support... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7828843 | Mitral valve therapy device, system and method An assembly and method for effecting the condition of a mitral valve annulus of a heart includes a guide wire configured to be fed into the coronary sinus of the heart, and a mitral valve annulus therapy device configured to be slidingly received on the guide wire a... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7806928 | Diagnostic kit to assist with heart valve annulus adjustment A diagnostic device for determining the amount of change required in a coronary sinus to reduce valve regurgitation. The device includes a distal tube having a distal anchor at a distal end portion of the distal tube, a proximal tube having a proximal anchor at a di... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7799073 | Annuloplasty system and surgical method An annuloplasty system for repairing incompetent heart valves is provided. This system includes a substantially circular valve reinforcing device adapted to be surgically implanted into around a heart valve annulus; anchoring means for attaching the substantially ci... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7758639 | Mitral valve device using conditioned shape memory alloy A mitral valve annulus reshaping device includes at least a portion that is formed of a biocompatible shape memory alloy SMA having a characteristic temperature, Af, that is preferably below body temperature. The device is constrained in an unstable marte... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7713298 | Methods for treating cardiac valves with adjustable implants Methods and devices are provided for support of a body structure. The devices can be adjusted within the body of a patient in a minimally invasive or non-invasive manner such as by applying energy percutaneously or external to the patient's body. The energy may incl... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7699892 | Minimally invasive procedure for implanting an annuloplasty device A method for modifying a heart valve annulus includes placing a purse string suture at a puncture site adjacent a heart valve, inserting at least one delivery member through the puncture site, positioning a distal end of the at least one delivery member adjacent a p... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7695512 | Remotely activated mitral annuloplasty system and methods Disclosed are implants and methods for remote remodeling of a mitral valve annulus. The implant comprises a body transformable from a flexible configuration for navigation to a treatment site, to a remodeling configuration for, in one application, applying pressure ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7637946 | Coiled implant for mitral valve repair An apparatus for treating a mitral valve, comprising an elongate member having a spiral shape, the elongate member having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, an expandable proximal anchor joined to the proximal end portion of the elongate body, and an e... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7635387 | Adjustable height focal tissue deflector A tissue shaping device adapted to reshape target tissue adjacent to a lumen. In some embodiments, the device includes an expandable and contractable anchor, with the anchor having an adjustable height anchoring portion adapted to engage a wall of the lumen in at le... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7510577 | Adjustable cardiac valve implant with ferromagnetic material Methods and devices are provided for support of a body structure. The devices can be adjusted within the body of a patient in a minimally invasive or non-invasive manner such as by applying energy percutaneously or external to the patient's body. The energy may incl... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7510576 | Transluminal mitral annuloplasty A mitral annuloplasty and left ventricle restriction device is designed to be transvenously advanced and deployed within the coronary sinus and in some embodiments other coronary veins The device places tension on adjacent structures, reducing the diameter and/or li... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7507252 | Adjustable transluminal annuloplasty system A medical apparatus and method for remodeling a mitral valve annulus adjacent to the coronary sinus includes an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end. The elongate body is movable from a first, flexible configuration for transluminal delivery to at le... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7500989 | Devices and methods for percutaneous repair of the mitral valve via the coronary sinus Devices and methods for treating mitral regurgitation by reshaping the mitral annulus in a heart. One preferred device for reshaping the mitral annulus is provided as an elongate body having dimensions as to be insertable into a coronary sinus. The elongate body inc... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7485143 | Apparatuses and methods for heart valve repair A medical device for treating a defective heart valve. The medical device comprises a distal anchoring member for disposing in a blood vessel. A proximal anchoring member for disposing in or at an entrance of the blood vessel. A telescoping assembly coupling at a fi... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7476247 | Flexible annuloplasty prosthesis and holder A valve repair system, preferably including an annuloplasty prosthesis and a holder for the prosthesis. The holder includes a first component having a central opening, a circumferential surface and an outwardly extending member. The annuloplasty prosthesis is locate... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7473274 | Coronary sinus approach for repair of mitral valve regurgitation A device, system and method for treating cardiac valve regurgitation. The device includes a compression member disposed on a tube and a sleeve rotatably disposed about the tube and the compression member. The sleeve includes a side port, and is rotatable to align th... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7455690 | Methods for controlling the internal circumference of an anatomic orifice or lumen A method for controlling the circumference of internal anatomic passages corrects physiologic dysfunctions resulting from a structural orifice or lumen which is either too large or too small. Implants are disclosed which employ various means for adjusting and mainta... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7445632 | Percutaneous aortic valve The present invention provides a valve configured for insertion on the proximal and distal sides of a heart valve annulus to replace the heart valve of a patient. The valve comprises a first substantially annular portion adapted to be positioned on a proximal side o... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442207 | Device, system, and method for treating cardiac valve regurgitation A device, a system and a method for treating heart valve regurgitation. The annulus reshaping device comprises a base and a plurality of legs radially arranged there upon. The device can transform from a delivery configuration wherein it is deliverable by catheter t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7377941 | Adjustable cardiac valve implant with selective dimensional adjustment Methods and devices are provided for support of a body structure. The devices can be adjusted within the body of a patient in a minimally invasive or non-invasive manner. Thus, as the body structure changes size and/or shape, the size and/or shape of the annuloplast... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367991 | Conformal tricuspid annuloplasty ring and template An annuloplasty ring having a three-dimensional discontinuous form generally arranged about an axis with two free ends that are axially offset. The ring is particularly suited for repair of the tricuspid valve, and more closely conforms to the annulus shape. The rin... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364588 | Device, assembly and method for mitral valve repair A mitral valve therapy device effects the condition of a mitral valve annulus of a heart. The device includes an elongated member dimensioned to be placed in the coronary sinus of the heart adjacent the mitral valve annulus. The elongated member is flexible when pla... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361190 | Adjustable cardiac valve implant with coupling mechanism Methods and devices are provided for support of a body structure. The devices can be adjusted within the body of a patient in a minimally invasive or non-invasive manner such as by applying energy percutaneously or external to the patient's body. The energy may incl... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361191 | Heart wall actuation device for the natural heart An actuation system for assisting the operation of the natural heart comprises a framework for interfacing with a natural heart, through the wall of the heart, which includes an internal framework element configured to be positioned within the interior volume of a h... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357815 | Dynamically adjustable implants and methods for reshaping tissue Tissue shaping methods and devices are provided. The devices can be adjusted within the body of a patient in a less invasive or non-invasive manner, such as by applying energy percutaneously or external to the patient's body. In one example, the device is positioned... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351260 | Tissue shaping device In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient's heart to reshape the patient's heart. Such tissue shaping device can include an expandable proximal anchor; a proximal anchor lock adapted... | 04/01/2008 |
