Aortic Valve Repair
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1. A treatment catheter for cardiac valve repair, the treatment catheter comprising:
- a catheter body comprising a proximal end and a distal end;
means near the distal end of the catheter body for creating an embolic containment region over a localized calcific site on or near a cardiac valve; and
a working element adapted to disrupt the calcific site, said working element being positionable within the embolized containment region.
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Abstract
The present invention provides devices and methods for decalcifying an aortic valve. The methods and devices of the present invention break up or obliterate calcific deposits in and around the aortic valve through application or removal of heat energy from the calcific deposits.
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1. A treatment catheter for cardiac valve repair, the treatment catheter comprising:
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a catheter body comprising a proximal end and a distal end; means near the distal end of the catheter body for creating an embolic containment region over a localized calcific site on or near a cardiac valve; and a working element adapted to disrupt the calcific site, said working element being positionable within the embolized containment region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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