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Methods and devices for tissue grasping and assessment

  • US 8,052,592 B2
  • Filed: 10/07/2009
  • Issued: 11/08/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • advancing a minimally invasive device into a chamber of a heart having a valve with valve leaflets, wherein the chamber comprises the left atrium and the valve comprises the mitral valve, and wherein the device comprises a stabilizer;

    temporarily stabilizing the valve leaflets by reducing movement of the valve leaflets by positioning the stabilizer against the atrial or ventricular side of the leaflets so as to reduce flail of the leaflets,wherein temporarily stabilizing the valve leaflets comprises temporarily slowing the natural pace of the heart with a pacing instrument.

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