Patent ID: 8523883
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of reducing a diameter of a mitral valve of a heart to reduce regurgitation of blood across the mitral valve, the method comprising: providing a plurality of anchors coupleable to a tensioning element; advancing a catheter into a left ventricle of the heard and delivering the plurality of anchors through the catheter; deploying a plurality of anchors into heart tissue around the periphery of the mitral valve where the plurality of anchors are connectable to the tensioning element; cinching the tensioning element once connected to the plurality of anchors to approximate opposing sides of the mitral valve to draw or close the opening of the valve; securing the tensioning element to maintain tension across the tensioning element and plurality of anchors; and removing the catheter from the left ventricle.