US 11,925,558 B2
Coronary sinus mitral valve annuloplasty procedure and coronary artery and myocardial protection device
June-Hong Kim, North Bethesda, MD (US); Robert J. Lederman, Chevy Chase, MD (US); and Ozgur Kocaturk, Rockville, MD (US)
Assigned to The United States of America, As Represented By The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethseda, MD (US)
Filed by The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD (US)
Filed on May 26, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/882,896.
Application 13/468,761 is a division of application No. 12/514,990, granted, now 8,211,171, issued on Jul. 3, 2012, previously published as PCT/US2007/023876, filed on Nov. 13, 2007.
Application 16/882,896 is a continuation of application No. 15/954,555, filed on Apr. 16, 2018, granted, now 10,687,942.
Application 15/954,555 is a continuation of application No. 15/056,599, filed on Feb. 29, 2016, granted, now 9,943,409, issued on Apr. 17, 2018.
Application 15/056,599 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/468,761, filed on May 10, 2012, granted, now 9,271,833, issued on Mar. 1, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/932,611, filed on May 31, 2007.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/858,716, filed on Nov. 14, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2020/0390553 A1, Dec. 17, 2020
Prior Publication US 2023/0021307 A9, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/2451 (2013.01) [A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2002/068 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0045 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2250/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0037 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0065 (2013.01); A61M 25/0041 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0042 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0059 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
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1. A method of repairing a mitral valve in a patient, the method comprising:
determining where a patient's coronary sinus passes over a coronary artery of the patient within a patient's heart;
introducing a tensioning device at least partially through the coronary sinus and over the coronary artery, wherein the tensioning device includes a bridge that is shaped to direct tension in the tensioning device away from the coronary artery;
locating the bridge over the coronary artery in order to reduce the application of pressure from the tensioning device on the coronary artery when the tensioning device is placed under tension; and
applying tension to the tensioning device to effect a change to the mitral valve of the patient.