System and method to effect the mitral valve annulus of a heart
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1. A method of delivering a mitral valve therapy device into the heart, the method comprising:
- providing a therapy device comprising a first coupling structure;
providing a delivery device with a second coupling structure;
releasably locking the first and second coupling structures by passing a locking member through at least one of the first and second coupling structures;
delivering the therapy device and the delivery device through a delivery catheter; and
deploying the therapy device from the delivery catheter and into the coronary sinus.
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Abstract
An assembly for effecting the condition of a mitral valve annulus includes a mitral valve therapy device, a coupling structure carried by the device, a catheter, a second coupling structure, and a locking member. To implant the device, the device is first releasably locked to a pushing member by the coupling structures and the locking member. When the device is positioned within the coronary sinus adjacent the mitral valve annulus and deployed, the coupling structures may be released from each other by the release of the locking member.
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1. A method of delivering a mitral valve therapy device into the heart, the method comprising:
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providing a therapy device comprising a first coupling structure; providing a delivery device with a second coupling structure; releasably locking the first and second coupling structures by passing a locking member through at least one of the first and second coupling structures; delivering the therapy device and the delivery device through a delivery catheter; and deploying the therapy device from the delivery catheter and into the coronary sinus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system to deliver a therapy device into the coronary sinus to treat mitral valve regurgitation, comprising:
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a therapy device adapted to be delivered into a coronary sinus, the therapy device comprising a first coupling structure; a delivery device comprising a second coupling structure; a locking member that releasably locks the first and second coupling structures, wherein the locking member passes through at least one of the first and second coupling structures to lock the first and second coupling structures; and a delivery catheter adapted to deliver the therapy device into the coronary sinus. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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