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Alan B. Bachman0
Date of Patent
April 19, 2016
0Patent Application Number
139329390
Date Filed
July 1, 2013
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent abstract
A system and method for repairing a human heart uses a catheter with an extendable tip and multiple tissue fasteners. The catheter is advanced into a human heart with the extendable tip adjacent a first tissue portion. The extendable tip is extended to form a tissue-receiving opening, the first tissue portion is positioned within the tissue-receiving opening, and the extendable tip is withdrawn to mechanically hold the first tissue portion. A first tissue fastener is secured to the first tissue portion, which is then released from the tissue-receiving opening. A second tissue fastener may subsequently be passed through a second tissue portion.
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