Granted Patent
Utility
US 6,718,985 · App. 09/866,550
Method and apparatus for catheter-based annuloplasty using local plications
Inventors:
Edwin J. Hlavka, Jonathan Podmore, Paul A. Spence
Patented Case
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Granted: Apr 13, 2004
Filed: May 25, 2001
Inventors
Edwin J. Hlavka
Jonathan Podmore
Paul A. Spence
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