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Device And Methods For Reducing Cardiac Valve Regurgitation

  • US 20090131880A1
  • Filed: 05/22/2006
  • Published: 05/21/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for reducing regurgitant flow through a cardiac valve, the device comprising:

  • an expandable body, wherein the body comprises a collapsed profile adapted for percutaneous delivery of the body to an internal body location and an expanded profile larger than the collapsed profile, wherein the body is adapted to close a regurgitant orifice in a cardiac valve when in the expanded profile;

    a tether attached to the body, wherein the tether comprises a proximal end attached to the body and a distal end distal from the body; and

    an anchor located at the distal end of the tether, wherein the anchor is adapted to fix the position of the distal end of the tether at a selected location.

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