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Transvalvular intraannular band for aortic valve repair

  • US 9,168,137 B2
  • Filed: 10/17/2012
  • Issued: 10/27/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating aortic regurgitation, the method comprising:

  • implanting in the aortic annulus a transvalvular band comprising an elongate and arcuate body having a first end, a first anchoring portion located proximate the first end, a second end, and a central portion, the central portion displaced out of the plane containing the first end and the second end, wherein the central portion comprises a convex arcuate shape and extends transversely across a coaptive edge formed by the closure of the aortic valve leaflets; and

    attaching the first anchoring portion to one portion of the aortic annulus, wherein attaching the anchoring portion does not affect the size and shape of the aortic annulus.

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