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AssigneeCoalescent Surgical, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Lee, Norman Fung, John D. Nguyen, Nga T. Doan, Laurent Schaller
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An annuloplasty system for repairing a valve in a patient's heart comprises a surgical implant including a member having first and second end portions. The implant member further is configured and/or adapted to form a partial ring along a portion of one of the valve annulae of a patient's heart such as the mitral or tricuspid valve annulus. The implant member is axially elastic such that it can axially expand and contract and includes first and second anchors extending from the end portions of the implant member. The anchors are adapted to anchor the implant in tissue such as the mitral or tricuspid valve annulus. The system can facilitate tissue plication (e.g., of the posterior annulus of the mitral valve or the annulus of the tricuspid valve) and reinforcement of a valve annulus.
An annuloplasty system for repairing a valve in a patient's heart, said annuloplasty system comprising a surgical implant including a member having first and second end portions, said member further being adapted to form a partial ring along a portion of one of the valve annulae of a patient's heart, said member being axially elastic, said implant further including first and second anchors extending from the end portions of the implant member and adapted to anchor the implant to the valve annulus.
An annuloplasty system for repairing a valve in a patient's heart, said annuloplasty system comprising a surgical implant, a needle, a flexible member, a coupling, said implant being coupled to said coupling, said coupling being secured to said flexible member, and said flexible member being secured to said needle, said implant including a wire member adapted to form a partial ring along a portion of one of the valve annulae of a patient's heart and being axially elastic such that it can axially expand and contract in response to cardiac movement, said implant wire member having a plurality of curves formed therein.
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