Patents Assigned to Edwards Lifescience AG
  • Transluminal mitral annuloplasty with active anchoring
    Patent number: 7296577
    Abstract: A medical apparatus and method for remodeling a mitral valve annulus adjacent to the coronary sinus includes an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end. The elongate body is movable from a first, flexible configuration for transluminal delivery to at least a portion of the coronary sinus to a second configuration for remodeling the mitral valve annulus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Edwards Lifescience AG
    Inventors: Randall Lashinski, David Taylor, Matthew Birdsall, Jan Lau