Heart valve repair system

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PATENT NO 8961594
APP PUB NO 20130325115A1
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13485145

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Techniques are described for use with one or more sutures. For some applications, techniques are described for fixedly-coupling two or more sutures to each other. For some applications, such techniques are used for treating a heart valve of a subject. Techniques are also described for treating a heart valve of a subject by coupling leaflets of the heart valve to a support using tissue-piercing elements. Other embodiments are also described.

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4TECH INC2903 PHILADELPHIA PIKE #3316 CLAYTON DE 19703

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Alfieri, Ottavio Brescia, IT 22 1840
Denti, Paolo Opera, IT 22 498
Guidotti, Andrea Milan, IT 39 513
Maisano, Francesco Milan, IT 54 6854
Tobis, Idan Beth Hashmonai, IL 58 1440
Vanermen, Hugo Knocke-le-Zoute, BE 26 1005

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