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Systems and Methods for Retrieving Implanted Magnets

This technology includes a strategy for retrieving a pair of implanted magnets from a patient’s body. This method includes maneuvering a guide catheter with a guide magnet on the distal end. Current methods are geared toward magnetic compression occurring in the digestive system, while this method can be used as a less invasive method for cardiac...

Published: 8/15/2024 | Inventor(s): Shaun Gittard, Kanishka Ratnayaka

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Category(s): Application > Medical Devices, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, ResearchProducts > Research Equipment, TherapeuticArea > Cardiology

Systems and Methods for Applying Pressure to the Heart for the Treatment of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation

This technology includes structures and methods for cinching a band around the heart for treating conditions including tricuspid valve regurgitation (TR). When positioned appropriately along the atrioventricular groove, the band is tightened around the heart which narrows the tricuspid annulus and relieves TR.

Published: 8/12/2024 | Inventor(s): William Havel, Neal Fearnot, Jeremy Newkirk, Shaun Gittard

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Category(s): Application > Medical Devices, Collaboration Sought > Licensing, ResearchProducts > Research Equipment, TherapeuticArea > Cardiology