Focused compression mitral valve device and method
First Claim
1. A mitral valve therapy device configured to be placed in the coronary sinus of a heart adjacent to the mitral valve annulus, the device comprising a force applier that applies an applied force to a discrete portion of the atrial wall of the coronary sinus adjacent to the mitral valve annulus to concentrate the applied force on a discrete portion of the mitral valve annulus.
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Abstract
A mitral valve therapy device and method treats dilated cardiomyopathy. The device is configured to be placed in the coronary sinus of a heart adjacent to the mitral valve annulus. The device includes a force distributor that distributes an applied force along a pericardial wall of the coronary sinus, and a force applier that applies the applied force to one or more discrete portions of a wall of the coronary sinus adjacent to the mitral valve annulus to reshape the mitral valve annulus in a localized manner.
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65 Claims
- 1. A mitral valve therapy device configured to be placed in the coronary sinus of a heart adjacent to the mitral valve annulus, the device comprising a force applier that applies an applied force to a discrete portion of the atrial wall of the coronary sinus adjacent to the mitral valve annulus to concentrate the applied force on a discrete portion of the mitral valve annulus.
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16. A mitral valve therapy device configured to be placed in the coronary sinus of a heart adjacent to the mitral valve annulus, the device comprising:
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a force distributor that distributes an applied force along a pericardial wall of the coronary sinus;
a force applier that applies the applied force to at least one discrete portion of a wall of the coronary sinus adjacent to the mitral valve annulus to concentrate the applied force on at least one discrete portion of the mitral valve annulus. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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- 43. A method of treating dilated cardiomyopathy of a heart including the step of applying a force to a discrete localized portion of an atrial wall of a coronary sinus to concentrate the force on a corresponding localized portion of a mitral valve annulus to change the shape of the mitral valve annulus.
- 55. A mitral valve therapy device configured to be placed in the coronary sinus of a heart adjacent to the mitral valve annulus, the device comprising force applying means for applying an applied force to a discrete portion of the atrial wall of the coronary sinus adjacent to the mitral valve annulus for concentrating the applied force on a discrete portion of the mitral valve annulus.
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65. A mitral valve therapy device configured to be placed in the coronary sinus of a heart adjacent to the mitral valve annulus, the device comprising:
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force distributing means for distributing an applied force along a pericardial wall of the coronary sinus; and
force applying means for applying the applied force to at least one discrete portion of a wall of the coronary sinus adjacent to the mitral valve annulus to concentrate the applied force on at least one discrete portion of the mitral valve annulus.
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