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Patent Inventor Names
Edwin Hlavka0
Paul A. Spence0
Jonathan Podmore0
Date of Patent
June 7, 2016
Patent Application Number
14134454
Date Filed
December 19, 2013
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Patent abstract
A method for performing annuloplasty includes accessing a left ventricle of a heart to provide a discrete plication element to the left ventricle, and engaging the plication element to tissue near a mitral valve of the heart. Engaging the plication element includes causing the plication element to gather a portion of the tissue to create a plication. In one embodiment, accessing the left ventricle of the heart to provide the plication element includes accessing the left ventricle of the heart using a catheter arrangement.
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