US 12,201,526 B2
Percutaneous transvalvular intraannular band for mitral valve repair
Valavanur A. Subramanian, New York, NY (US); Thomas Afzal, Menlo Park, CA (US); Gary Hulme, San Jose, CA (US); Jeffrey Christian, Morgan Hill, CA (US); and Michael L. Reo, Redwood City, CA (US)
Assigned to Heart Repair Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Heart Repair Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/237,682.
Application 17/237,682 is a continuation of application No. 16/361,694, filed on Mar. 22, 2019, granted, now 11,013,599.
Application 16/361,694 is a continuation of application No. 15/295,204, filed on Oct. 17, 2016, granted, now 10,238,488, issued on Mar. 26, 2019.
Application 15/295,204 is a continuation of application No. 14/628,114, filed on Feb. 20, 2015, granted, now 9,468,526, issued on Oct. 18, 2016.
Application 14/628,114 is a continuation of application No. 13/650,998, filed on Oct. 12, 2012, granted, now 8,961,597, issued on Feb. 24, 2015.
Application 13/650,998 is a continuation of application No. 12/579,330, filed on Oct. 14, 2009, abandoned.
Application 12/579,330 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/104,011, filed on Apr. 16, 2008, granted, now 8,262,725, issued on Sep. 11, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2021/0290388 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. A61F 2/24 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/246 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2427 (2013.01); A61F 2/2454 (2013.01); A61F 2/2463 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61F 2/2487 (2013.01); A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2/2457 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
a delivery catheter;
a transvalvular intraannular implant comprising an elongate body having a longitudinal axis from a first end to a second end, wherein the transvalvular intraannular implant is configured to be transformable from a first reduced configuration to a second enlarged configuration, wherein the transvalvular intraannular implant is configured to be housed within the delivery catheter in the first reduced configuration, wherein the transvalvular intraannular implant is configured to be transformed to the second enlarged configuration within a heart of a patient and positioned such that the transvalvular intraannular implant is oriented in the heart such that the longitudinal axis of the transvalvular intraannular implant is configured to be oriented substantially transversely to a coaptive edge of a heart valve, wherein the transvalvular intraannular implant comprises a first connection section comprising a first eyelet disposed at the first end of the elongate body and a second connection section comprising a second eyelet disposed at the second end of the elongate body; and
a first tissue anchor and a second tissue anchor, wherein the first tissue anchor is configured to extend through the first eyelet of the first connection section, and wherein the second anchor is configured to extend through the second eyelet of the second connection section.