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Tricuspid Valve Repair Using Tension

27 Jul 23

A method is provided that includes implanting a first tissue-engaging element in a first portion of tissue in a vicinity of a heart valve.

Francesco Maisano, Hugo Vanermen, Valery Perevalov, Rephael Hof, Ottavio Alfieri, Idan Tobis

Filed: 9 Jan 23

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Off-Center Tissue Anchors

6 Jul 23

A tissue anchor system is provided that includes a first tissue anchor, a second tissue anchor that is separate and distinct from the first tissue anchor, and one or more tethers, which are configured to couple the first tissue anchor to the second tissue anchor.

Michael Gilmore, Paolo Denti, John Mullins, Charlotte Murphy, Kevin Lynn, Andrea Guidotti, Hugo Vanermen, Thomas Campbell

Filed: 12 Oct 22

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10 Mar 22

A tissue anchor (20, 70, 120, 220, 270, 320, 420, 520A, 520B, 620) is provided that includes a metal wire (22, 122, 222, 322, 422, 622) shaped so as to define a straight anchor-shaft portion (26, 276) and a tissue-coupling portion (31, 131, 231, 331, 431, 631) extending therefrom.

Patrick Griffin, Ian O'GORMAN

Filed: 20 Dec 19

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17 Feb 22

Apparatus is provided that includes first and second tissue-engaging elements, and first and second flexible longitudinal members, coupled at respective first end portions thereof to the first and the second tissue-engaging elements, respectively.

Idan Tobis, Michael Gilmore, Mohamed Azeem Latib

Filed: 1 Nov 21

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9 Sep 21

A tension system (10) is provided, including first and second tissue anchors (20A, 20B) configured to be anchored to two target sites, respectively; and first and second tethers (24A, 24B), coupled to the first and the second tissue anchors (20A, 20B), respectively.

Gabriel Sobrino-Serrano, Idan Tobis

Filed: 7 Feb 18

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20 May 21

A heart-treatment system (100) includes a first tissue anchor (30) and a second tissue anchor (140), which includes a stent (158), which includes (a) a plurality of struts (160) arranged as a tubular stent body (161) and (b) a locking frame (184).

Patrick Griffin

Filed: 7 Aug 18

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25 Nov 20

A hemostatic tissue anchor (120, 220, 320, 420, 520) is provided which is configured to be anchored to a cardiac tissue wall.

Patrick Griffin, Evin Donnelly

Filed: 21 Oct 18

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18 Nov 20

A hemostatic tissue anchor (120) is provided that includes an anchor portion (130) supported at a distal end (192) of a generally elongate anchor shaft (132).

Evin Donnelly, Patrick Griffin

Filed: 6 Feb 19

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7 Oct 20

A method of treating a heart of a patient is provided.

Andrea Guidotti, Idan Tobis, Kevin Lynn, Chris Moran, Michael Gilmore

Filed: 13 Jun 20

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2 Sep 20

A tissue anchor is provided that includes a head connected to a shaft, and a tissue-coupling element extending from the shaft.

Michael Gilmore, Paolo Denti, John Mullins, Charlotte Murphy, Kevin Lynn, Andrea Guidotti, Hugo Vanermen, Thomas Campbell

Filed: 10 May 20

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19 Aug 20

A method of treating a heart of a patient is provided.

Andrea Guidotti, Idan Tobis, Kevin Lynn, Chris Moran, Michael Gilmore

Filed: 6 May 20

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1 Jul 20

A tissue anchor (200, 258, 300) includes a shaft (122), a tissue-coupling element (128), and a flexible elongate tension member (202).

Michael Gilmore, Paolo Denti, John Mullins, Charlotte Murphy, Kevin Lynn, Andrea Guidotti, Hugo Vanermen, Thomas Campbell

Filed: 5 Mar 20

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27 May 20

Apparatus is provided for use with a guidewire, the apparatus including a tissue anchor, and a tool for facilitating implanting of the tissue anchor.

Idan Tobis

Filed: 16 Jan 19

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29 Apr 20

Apparatus is provided that includes an implantable tissue anchor for delivery in a constrained state within a deployment tool.

Michael Gilmore, Paolo Denti, Kevin Lynn, Idan Tobis, Evin Donnelly, Charlotte Murphy, Thomas Campbell

Filed: 29 Dec 19

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22 Apr 20

A method is provided including introducing, during a transcatheter procedure, a tissue anchor into a cardiac chamber of a heart of a subject, while a tissue-coupling element of the tissue anchor is constrained by a deployment tool.

Michael Gilmore, Paolo Denti, John Mullins, Charlotte Murphy, Kevin Lynn, Andrea Guidotti, Hugo Vanermen, Thomas Campbell

Filed: 22 Dec 19

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22 Jan 20

A method of treating a heart of a patient is provided, including implanting a first tissue anchor in cardiac tissue of the patient, the first tissue anchor attached to one or more tethers that are fixed to a coupling element.

Paolo Denti, Andrea Guidotti, Kevin Lynn, Idan Tobis

Filed: 8 Sep 19

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22 Jan 20

A tissue anchor is provided that includes a head connected to a shaft, and a tissue-coupling element extending from the shaft.

Michael Gilmore, Paolo Denti, John Mullins, Charlotte Murphy, Kevin Lynn, Andrea Guidotti, Hugo Vanermen, Thomas Campbell

Filed: 16 Sep 19

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1 Jan 20

A tissue anchor (20) comprises a helical tissue-coupling element (30) disposed about a longitudinal axis (32) thereof and having a distal tissue-penetrating tip (34).

Idan Tobis, Charlotte Murphy, Michael Gilmore

Filed: 4 Sep 19

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20 Nov 19

A method is provided, including implanting at least a first tissue-engaging element (60a) in a first portion of tissue in a vicinity of a heart valve (4) of a patient, implanting at least a second tissue-engaging element (60b) in a portion of a blood vessel (8, 10) that is in contact with an atrium (6) of a heart (2) of the patient, and drawing at least a first leaflet of the valve (4) toward at least a second leaflet of the valve (4) by adjusting a distance between the portion of the blood vessel (8, 10) and the first portion of tissue in the vicinity of the heart valve (4) of the patient.

Francesco Maisano, Hugo Vanermen, Valery Perevalov, Rephael Hof, Ottavio Alfieri, Idan Tobis

Filed: 28 Jul 19