18958872. HEART VALVE TREATMENT INVOLVING CHORDAE TENDINEAE CAPTURE (EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION)
HEART VALVE TREATMENT INVOLVING CHORDAE TENDINEAE CAPTURE
Organization Name
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Inventor(s)
HEART VALVE TREATMENT INVOLVING CHORDAE TENDINEAE CAPTURE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18958872 titled 'HEART VALVE TREATMENT INVOLVING CHORDAE TENDINEAE CAPTURE
Original Abstract Submitted
A method for treating a heart valve involves introducing a device capable of capturing chordae tendineae into a ventricle of a heart, the device comprising a central portion and a plurality of spokes, extending the plurality of spokes outward from the central portion, rotating the device in a first direction to bring at least one of the plurality of spokes into physical contact with one or more cords of chordae tendineae disposed in the ventricle, further rotating the device in the first direction to bring the one or more cords inward towards the central portion, and moving the plurality of spokes to a second configuration at least partially over the one or more cords to secure the one or more cords.
