| Mitralign, Inc. Patent applications |
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| 20120109155 | HAND OPERATED DEVICE FOR CONTROLLED DEPLOYMENT OF A TISSUE ANCHOR AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A tissue anchoring system includes a tissue anchor member that is suitable for anchoring against tissue. The system also includes a tensioning member operatively connected to the anchor member such that the anchor member can slide relative to the tensioning member, the tensioning member capable of being pulled to cause the anchor member to move relative to the tensioning member into a position seated against the tissue. A hand operated deployment catheter is operable to extend and deploy the anchor member therefrom. The deployment catheter includes a rotatable member about which the tensioning member is routed and a clutch assembly for limiting tension within the tensioning member to prevent the deployed anchor from being pulled through the tissue. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120089022 | DELIVERY CATHETER WITH FORWARD-LOOKING ULTRASOUNG IMAGING - A catheter based medical device is provided for a percutaneous surgical procedure that provides forward-looking visualization and delivery of a medical device. The catheter includes a carriage at its distal end and an ultrasonic transducer is supported by the carriage. A conduit that has its proximal end disposed within the catheter and the conduit passes through the sidewall of the catheter proximate to the distal end of the catheter so that the distal end of the conduit is disposed on an exterior of the sidewall of the catheter. A medical device is deliverable through the lumen of the conduit and the ultrasonic transducer provides visualization of the medical device distally of the transducer. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20100324669 | CATHETER-BASED ANNULOPLASTY USING VENTRICULARLY POSITIONED CATHETER - The present invention relates to a minimally invasive method of performing annuloplasty. According to one aspect of the present invention, 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. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100070028 | TISSUE PLICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ITS USE - A device for treating mitral regurgitation including an anchor which features one or more reinforcing bars, ribbon and suture. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20090076547 | TISSUE ANCHOR AND ANCHORING SYSTEM - A tissue anchor includes an anchor member formed from a generally flexible material. An activation member, which may be a tensioning member, causes proximal and distal end portions of the anchor member to move toward each other into a shortened configuration suitable for anchoring against the tissue. The tissue anchor can optionally be deployed and activated using a catheter device. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20080275503 | METHOD OF HEART VALVE REPAIR - Catheter based systems and methods for securing tissue including the annulus of a mitral valve. The systems and methods employ catheter based techniques and devices to plicate tissue and perform an annuloplasty. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080228267 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR INTRODUCING ELEMENTS INTO TISSUE - Systems, devices and methods for securing tissue including the annulus of a mitral valve. The systems, devices and methods may employ catheter based techniques and devices to plicate tissue and perform an annuloplasty. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228266 | PLICATION ASSISTANCE DEVICES AND METHODS - Systems, devices and methods for securing tissue including the annulus of a mitral valve. The systems, devices and methods may employ catheter based techniques and devices to plicate tissue and perform an annuloplasty. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228265 | TISSUE ANCHORS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS, AND DEVICES - Systems, devices and methods for securing tissue including the annulus of a mitral valve. The systems, devices and methods may employ catheter based techniques and devices to plicate tissue and perform an annuloplasty. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228198 | SUTURE CUTTER AND METHOD OF CUTTING SUTURE - Suture cutters and methods of cutting suture in a surgical procedure. The suture cutter may include an actuator, an intermediate cannula portion and a movable cutting assembly. The cutting assembly may be operatively coupled to the actuator and include a cutting element. An adjustably sized cutting window receives the suture. The adjustably sized cutting window may be bound on at least one side with the cutting element for cutting the suture received inside the cutting window. Actuation moves the cutting assembly to cut the suture. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080228165 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTRODUCING ELEMENTS INTO TISSUE - Systems, devices and methods for securing tissue including the annulus of a mitral valve. The systems, devices and methods may employ catheter based techniques and devices to plicate tissue and perform an annuloplasty. | 09-18-2008 |
