VALVE APTATION ASSIST DEVICE
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a tether having a length suitable for extending through a ventricle of a heart from, at a proximal end, an atrioventricular valve annulus to, at a distal end, one of a wall of a ventricle and a papillary muscle within the ventricle; and
an aptation device coupled to the tether at a position corresponding to a location to contact cusps of an atrioventricular valve during systole,wherein the tether and aptation device are suitable for percutaneous delivery to a patient.
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Abstract
An apparatus including a tether, and an aptation device coupled to the tether at a position corresponding to a location to contact cusps of an atrioventricular valve during systole, wherein the tether and aptation device are suitable for percutaneous delivery to a patient. An apparatus including a support annulus comprising a length corresponding to a circumference of one of an interior portion of an atrium and an atrioventricular valve annulus; and an aptation device coupled to the support annulus corresponding to a location to contact cusps of an atrioventricular valve during at least one of systole when the support annulus is seated in one of an atrium and an atrioventricular valve annulus, wherein the support annulus and aptation device are suitable for percutaneous delivery to a patient. Also, a method of introducing an aptation device to contact cusps or leaflets of an atrioventricular valve.
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30 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a tether having a length suitable for extending through a ventricle of a heart from, at a proximal end, an atrioventricular valve annulus to, at a distal end, one of a wall of a ventricle and a papillary muscle within the ventricle; and an aptation device coupled to the tether at a position corresponding to a location to contact cusps of an atrioventricular valve during systole, wherein the tether and aptation device are suitable for percutaneous delivery to a patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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percutaneously advancing an aptation device to a location to contact cusps of an atrioventricular valve; and tethering the aptation device to a wall of a ventricle. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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