Patent ID: 8292884
Filing Date: 2012-10-23
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for treating atrioventricular valve regurgitation, comprising: a cutting arrangement configured to sever at least one chord attaching an atrioventricular leaflet to an internal cardiac muscle; a positioning catheter configured to position the cutting arrangement proximate the at least one chord; and a grasping arrangement which is configured to at least partially constrain a movement of the at least one chord relative to the catheter, wherein the catheter comprises an opening provided within a side wall in which the grasping arrangement constrains the movement of the at least one chord and in which the cutting arrangement is configured to sever the at least one chord, wherein the grasping and cutting arrangements are provided in the catheter, wherein the grasping arrangement comprises a grasping member configured to slide along a longitudinal direction relative to an extension axis of the catheter, and wherein the grasping member comprises a wire.