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Tricuspid valve repair using tension

  • US 10,405,978 B2
  • Filed: 08/30/2016
  • Issued: 09/10/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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