Valve to myocardium tension members device and method
AssigneeMyocor, Inc.
InventorsTodd J. Mortier, Cyril J. Schweich, Jr.
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Abstract
A device for heart valve repair including at least one tension member having a first end and second end. A basal anchor is disposed at the first end of the tension member and a secondary anchor at the second end. The method includes the steps of anchoring the basal anchor proximate a heart valve and anchoring the secondary anchor at a location spaced from the valve such that the chamber geometry is altered to reduce heart wall tension and/or stress on the valve leaflets.
Claims20
A device for repairing an in situ valve of a heart ventricle, the in situ valve having leaflets and an annulus, the device comprising:
- a basal anchor configured to fixedly connect to the in situ valve;
- at least one tension member configured to extend from the basal anchor to muscles of the ventricle;
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- a secondary anchor configured to connect the at least one tension member to muscles of the ventricle.
The device of claim 18, wherein the basal anchor includes an annuloplasty ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.