WO2002076284A3 - Method and apparatus for reducing mitral regurgitation - Google Patents

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WO2002076284A3
WO2002076284A3 PCT/US2002/008805 US0208805W WO02076284A3 WO 2002076284 A3 WO2002076284 A3 WO 2002076284A3 US 0208805 W US0208805 W US 0208805W WO 02076284 A3 WO02076284 A3 WO 02076284A3
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mitral regurgitation
reducing mitral
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William E Cohn
John R Liddicoat
Richard B Streeter
Daniel C Taylor
Steven B Woolfson
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Viacor Inc
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Priority to AU2002306808A priority Critical patent/AU2002306808A1/en
Priority to CA002441886A priority patent/CA2441886C/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/24—Heart valves ; Vascular valves, e.g. venous valves; Heart implants, e.g. passive devices for improving the function of the native valve or the heart muscle; Transmyocardial revascularisation [TMR] devices; Valves implantable in the body
    • A61F2/2442—Annuloplasty rings or inserts for correcting the valve shape; Implants for improving the function of a native heart valve
    • A61F2/2451—Inserts in the coronary sinus for correcting the valve shape
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S623/00—Prosthesis, i.e. artificial body members, parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor
    • Y10S623/902—Method of implanting
    • Y10S623/903—Blood vessel

Abstract

Apparatus (100) for reducing mitral regurgitation, by applying a force to the wall of the coronary sinus (30) so as to force the posterior leaflet (39) anteriorly and thereby reduce mitral regurgitation.
PCT/US2002/008805 2001-03-23 2002-03-22 Method and apparatus for reducing mitral regurgitation WO2002076284A2 (en)

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CA002441886A CA2441886C (en) 2001-03-23 2002-03-22 Method and apparatus for reducing mitral regurgitation

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US27815301P 2001-03-23 2001-03-23
US60/278,153 2001-03-23
US27997401P 2001-03-29 2001-03-29
US27997301P 2001-03-29 2001-03-29
US60/279,974 2001-03-29
US60/279,973 2001-03-29
US28003801P 2001-03-30 2001-03-30
US60/280,038 2001-03-30
US28382001P 2001-04-13 2001-04-13
US60/283,820 2001-04-13
US31221701P 2001-08-14 2001-08-14
US60/312,217 2001-08-14
US33948101P 2001-10-26 2001-10-26
US60/339,481 2001-10-26
US34842402P 2002-01-14 2002-01-14
US60/348,424 2002-01-14
US10/068,700 2002-02-05
US10/068,700 US6790231B2 (en) 2001-02-05 2002-02-05 Apparatus and method for reducing mitral regurgitation
US10/068,264 2002-02-05
US10/068,264 US6656221B2 (en) 2001-02-05 2002-02-05 Method and apparatus for improving mitral valve function
US10/090,968 US20020183837A1 (en) 2001-03-05 2002-03-05 Apparatus and method for reducing mitral regurgitation
US10/090,968 2002-03-05

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