Percutaneous mitral valve annuloplasty device delivery method
First Claim
1. A method of delivering and deploying a tissue shaping device in a lumen within a patient, the tissue shaping device comprising an anchor the method comprising:
- inserting a delivery catheter into the lumen;
percutaneously delivering the device to a target site within the lumen through a delivery catheter;
operating an actuator to expose an anchor;
and operating the actuator to lock the anchor.
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Abstract
The invention is a method of delivering and deploying a tissue shaping device in a lumen within a patient, with the tissue shaping device including an anchor. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of: inserting a delivery catheter into the lumen; percutaneously delivering the device to a target site within the lumen through a delivery catheter; operating an actuator to expose an anchor; and operating the actuator to lock the anchor. In other, the method includes the steps of: inserting a delivery catheter into the lumen; moving the device from a cartridge into the delivery catheter; delivering the device to a target site within the lumen; operating an actuator to move the delivery catheter with respect to the anchor to expose the anchor; and expanding the anchor.
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57 Claims
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1. A method of delivering and deploying a tissue shaping device in a lumen within a patient, the tissue shaping device comprising an anchor the method comprising:
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inserting a delivery catheter into the lumen;
percutaneously delivering the device to a target site within the lumen through a delivery catheter;
operating an actuator to expose an anchor;
and operating the actuator to lock the anchor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of delivering and deploying a tissue shaping device in a lumen of a patient, the tissue shaping device comprising an anchor, the method comprising:
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inserting a delivery catheter into the lumen;
moving the device from a cartridge into the delivery catheter;
delivering the device to a target site within the lumen;
operating an actuator to move the delivery catheter with respect to the anchor to expose the anchor; and
expanding the anchor. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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