Tissue shaping device
AssigneeCardiac Dimensions Pty. Ltd.
InventorsGregory NIEMINEN, Nathan ARONSON
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient's heart to reshape the patient's heart. Such tissue shaping device can include an expandable proximal anchor; a proximal anchor lock adapted to lock the proximal anchor in an expanded configuration; an expandable distal anchor; a distal anchor lock adapted to lock the distal anchor in an expanded configuration; and a connector disposed between the proximal anchor and the distal anchor, the connector having a substantially non-circular cross-section.
Claims6
A method of modifying the geometry of a mitral valve, comprising
- delivering a tissue shaping device to a coronary sinus;
- deploying a distal anchor from a delivery device and into the coronary sinus to allow the expandable distal anchor to expand;
- locking the distal anchor in a locked configuration;
- applying a proximal cinching force to the distal anchor to reshape tissue;
- while maintaining the proximal cinching force, deploying the proximal anchor from the delivery device to allow the proximal anchor to expand.
A tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient's heart to reshape the patient's heart, the tissue shaping device comprising:
- an expandable proximal anchor;
- a proximal anchor lock adapted to lock the proximal anchor in an expanded configuration;
- an expandable distal anchor;
- a distal anchor lock adapted to lock the distal anchor in an expanded configuration;
- and
- a connector disposed between the proximal anchor and the distal anchor, the connector having a substantially non-circular cross-section,
- wherein the distal anchor lock comprises a bend in the connector.
A tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient's heart to reshape the patient's heart, the tissue shaping device comprising:
- an expandable proximal anchor;
- a proximal anchor lock adapted to lock the proximal anchor in an expanded configuration;
- an expandable distal anchor;
- a distal anchor lock adapted to lock the distal anchor in an expanded configuration;
- and
- a connector disposed between the proximal anchor and the distal anchor, the connector having a substantially non-circular cross-section,
- wherein the connector comprises a first connector, the device further comprising a second connector extending between the proximal and distal anchors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.