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Apparatus, system, and method for treating a regurgitant heart valve

  • US 10,213,304 B2
  • Filed: 10/15/2015
  • Issued: 02/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for treating regurgitation of blood through a diseased heart valve having at least two leaflets, said method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a system comprising an apparatus and an adjustment member, the apparatus including a lollipop-shaped body member having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and an intermediate portion extending between the distal end portions, the intermediate portion including an expandable occluding member having an adjustable diameter, the proximal end portion being physically connected to the occluding member and including a connecting mechanism that is operably connected to the adjustment member, and the distal end portion including an anchoring member;

    securing the anchoring member in a heart chamber containing the heart valve;

    operating the adjustment member so that the anchoring member is securely positioned within heart tissue associated with the diseased heart valve; and

    operating the adjustment member to increase or decrease the diameter of the occluding member so that at least one of the diseased heart valve leaflets coapts with the occluding member during the cardiac cycle;

    wherein after the anchoring member is secured in the heart chamber, blood is permitted to flow through at least a portion of the occluding member.

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