Transluminal mitral annuloplasty
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1. A method of performing transluminal mitral annuloplasty, comprising the steps of:
- providing a catheter, having a prosthesis thereon, the catheter having a rotatable member extending axially therethrough and releasably engaged with a rotatable component of the prosthesis;
inserting the catheter into the venous system;
transluminally advancing the prosthesis into the coronary sinus;
rotating a component of the prosthesis to cause the prosthesis to exert a compressive force on adjacent atrial musculature;
releasing the rotatable member from the prosthesis; and
removing the rotatable member from the patient.
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Abstract
A mitral annuloplasty and left ventricle restriction device is designed to be transvenously advanced and deployed within the coronary sinus and in some embodiments other coronary veins. The device places tension on adjacent structures, reducing the diameter and/or limiting expansion of the mitral annulus and/or limiting diastolic expansion of the left ventricle. These effects may be beneficial for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
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1. A method of performing transluminal mitral annuloplasty, comprising the steps of:
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providing a catheter, having a prosthesis thereon, the catheter having a rotatable member extending axially therethrough and releasably engaged with a rotatable component of the prosthesis;
inserting the catheter into the venous system;
transluminally advancing the prosthesis into the coronary sinus;
rotating a component of the prosthesis to cause the prosthesis to exert a compressive force on adjacent atrial musculature;
releasing the rotatable member from the prosthesis; and
removing the rotatable member from the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of performing transluminal mitral annuloplasty, comprising the steps of:
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providing a catheter, having a rotatable core extending therethrough and a prosthesis removably engaged with the core;
inserting the catheter into the venous system;
transluminally advancing the prosthesis into the coronary sinus;
rotating the core to rotate a first component of the prosthesis with respect to a second component of the prosthesis; and
releasing the prosthesis from the catheter, such that the rotatable core is disengaged from the prosthesis and the prosthesis exerts a force on the wall of the coronary sinus. - View Dependent Claims (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, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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