Patents Assigned to MITRAL VALVE TECHNOLOGIES SA
  • MITRAL VALVE DOCKING DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20140379074
    Abstract: Various systems, devices and methods associated with the placement of a dock or anchor (72) for a prosthetic mitral valve (120). The anchor (72) may take the form of a helical anchor having multiple coils (104, 108) and/or a stent-like structure. Various methods include different levels of minimal invasive procedures for delivering the prosthetic valve anchor (72) and prosthetic valve (120), as well as tissue anchors for plication or other purposes to the mitral valve position in the heart (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: MITRAL VALVE TECHNOLOGIES SA
    Inventors: Paul A. Spence, Landon H. Tompkins