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Patent US7666193 - Delivery devices and methods for heart valve repair - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsDevices, systems and methods facilitate positioning of a cardiac valve annulus treatment device, thus enhancing treatment of the annulus. Methods generally involve advancing an anchor delivery device through vasculature of the patient to a location in the heart for treating the valve annulus, contacting...http://www.google.com/patents/US7666193?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7666193 - Delivery devices and methods for heart valve repairAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7666193 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/901,555Publication dateFeb 23, 2010Filing dateJul 27, 2004Priority dateJun 13, 2002Fee statusLapsedAlso published asUS20060058817Publication number10901555, 901555, US 7666193 B2, US 7666193B2, US-B2-7666193, US7666193 B2, US7666193B2InventorsNiel F. Starksen, John To, Mariel Fabro, Michael F. Wei, Rodolfo A. MoralesOriginal AssigneeGuided Delivery Sytems, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (306), Non-Patent Citations (70), Referenced by (76), Classifications (30), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetDelivery devices and methods for heart valve repair
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