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Patent Inventor Names
William Allen0
Howard P. Levin0
Juan P. Umana0
Mehmet C. Oz0
Alan Lotvin0
Gerald M. Lemole0
Date of Patent
March 31, 2009
Patent Application Number
10883412
Date Filed
June 30, 2004
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Patent abstract
An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserted to co-apt the leaflets. The apparatus is particularly useful for repairing mitral valves to cure mitral regurgitation.
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