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HEART VALVE REPAIR APPARATUS AND METHODS

  • US 20060149368A1
  • Filed: 03/10/2006
  • Published: 07/06/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A device for supporting a mitral valve in a patient, the mitral valve:

  • including an annulus generally lying in a plane and anterior and posterior leaflets connected therewith and adapted to open and close to selectively allow and prevent blood flow, the device comprising;

    support structure configured for attachment to the annulus, said support structure having opposite portions positionable on opposite anterior and posterior sides of the annulus, and a post extending from said support structure and configured to extend away from the plane of the annulus and onto the posterior side adjacent a posterior leaflet edge, and a connector coupled with said post and configured for attachment to the posterior leaflet edge.

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