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Medical device, kit and method for constricting tissue or a bodily orifice, for example, a mitral valve

  • US 10,687,941 B2
  • Filed: 01/03/2018
  • Issued: 06/23/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implant kit comprising:

  • a helical tissue anchor comprising a plurality of coils;

    a percutaneous delivery system operable to at least partially embed the helical tissue anchor into a tissue insertion location in tissue within a body during an implant procedure, the percutaneous delivery system comprising a member comprising a lumen; and

    a guide rail configured to provide the helical tissue anchor to the tissue insertion location, a portion of the guide rail located within at least some of the plurality of coils of the helical tissue anchor at least in a state in which the guide rail is at least partially located within the lumen of the member,wherein the guide rail comprises a bend configured to facilitate the helical tissue anchor spiraling off of the guide rail into tissue at a particular location spaced from an end of the guide rail via the helical tissue anchor rotating with respect to the guide rail.

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