Percutaneous treatment for heart valves

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APP PUB NO 20070265702A1
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11698643

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The invention is directed to percutaneous transvascular therapeutic procedures, particularly for patients with congestive heart failure, and systems for such procedures. A system of the invention for a 'Bow-tie' procedure has an elongated guide catheter, a leaf stabilizing device and a tissue grasping device for grasping the free edges of the patient's heart valve slidably disposed within the guide catheter. Preferably, an artificial cordae tendenae is provided if a natural cordae tendenae of the patient has been torn.

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TRANSCARDIAC THERAPEUTICS LLC3355 LENOX ROAD NE ATLANTA GA 30326

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Lattouf, Omar M Atlanta, GA 18 1976

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