Tricuspid valve repair using tension
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1. A method of reducing tricuspid valve regurgitation of a patient, comprising:
- implanting a first tissue anchor at a first implantation site in cardiac tissue in the vicinity of the tricuspid valve of the patient;
implanting a second tissue anchor at a second implantation site of the patient, different from the first implantation site;
implanting a third tissue anchor at a third implantation site of the patient, different from the first and the second implantation sites; and
after implanting the first and the second tissue anchors, laterally deflecting a flexible longitudinal member that couples the first and the second tissue anchors together, by using a deflecting member, such that the flexible longitudinal member bends along its length toward the third tissue anchor,wherein laterally deflecting the flexible longitudinal member reduces an angle between (a) a longitudinal portion of the flexible longitudinal member and (b) a tricuspid valve plane generally defined by the annulus of the tricuspid valve.
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Abstract
A method is provided of reducing tricuspid valve regurgitation of a patient. A first tissue anchor is implanted at a first implantation site in cardiac tissue in the vicinity of the tricuspid valve of the patient. A second tissue anchor is implanted at a second implantation site of the patient, different from the first implantation site. After the first and the second tissue anchors have been implanted, a longitudinal member that couples the first and the second tissue anchors together is longitudinally deflected.
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1. A method of reducing tricuspid valve regurgitation of a patient, comprising:
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implanting a first tissue anchor at a first implantation site in cardiac tissue in the vicinity of the tricuspid valve of the patient; implanting a second tissue anchor at a second implantation site of the patient, different from the first implantation site; implanting a third tissue anchor at a third implantation site of the patient, different from the first and the second implantation sites; and after implanting the first and the second tissue anchors, laterally deflecting a flexible longitudinal member that couples the first and the second tissue anchors together, by using a deflecting member, such that the flexible longitudinal member bends along its length toward the third tissue anchor, wherein laterally deflecting the flexible longitudinal member reduces an angle between (a) a longitudinal portion of the flexible longitudinal member and (b) a tricuspid valve plane generally defined by the annulus of the tricuspid valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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