Patent ID: 9480565
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. An artificial chordae tendineae kit comprising: a hollow first needle including a first proximal end portion having a first proximal aperture, a first distal end portion having a first distal aperture, and a first middle portion coupling the first proximal end portion to the first distal end portion; a flexible first chord coupled to both a first proximal conduit and a first distal conduit; wherein the first proximal end portion includes a first proximal inner diameter directly adjacent the first proximal aperture, the first distal end portion includes a first distal inner diameter directly adjacent the first distal aperture, the first middle portion includes a first narrowed portion with a first middle inner diameter that is less than either of the first proximal inner diameter and the first distal inner diameter; wherein the first chord, the first proximal conduit, and the first distal conduit are all included within the first needle with the first distal conduit distal to the first narrowed portion and the first proximal conduit proximal to the first narrowed portion; wherein the first needle includes a long axis, the first chord includes a long axis, the first proximal conduit includes a long axis, and the first distal conduit includes a long axis; wherein the long axes of the first proximal and distal conduits are substantially parallel to the long axis of the first needle when the first chord is included within the first needle; wherein the first proximal and distal conduits are each configured to rotate when deployed from the first needle such that the long axes of the first proximal and distal conduits are each orthogonal to the long axis of the first chord when the first chord is fully extended into a linear orientation; wherein the first proximal conduit is deformable and configured to deform to slide past the first narrowed portion.