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Surgical device for connecting soft tissue

  • US 20020183766A1
  • Filed: 07/24/2002
  • Published: 12/05/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/1997
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for performing cardiac valve repair, said system comprising:

  • an external tube suitable for introducing through a patient'"'"'s vasculature and into a chamber of a heart, said tube having a central lumen and a distal opening; and

    a pair of elongate elements extensible from the distal opening of the tube, wherein each element is adapted to capture a leaflet of the valve.

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