Tissue shaping device with self-expanding anchors
First Claim
1. A tissue shaping device adapted to be deployed in a vessel to reshape tissue adjacent to the vessel, comprising:
- a distal anchor comprising a flexible wire comprising at least one bending point and first and second arms extending from the bending point, the first and second arms being adapted to deform about the bending point;
a proximal anchor comprising a flexible wire comprising at least one bending point and first and second arms extending from the bending point, the first and second arms being adapted to deform about the bending point; and
a connector disposed between the distal anchor and the proximal anchor.
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Abstract
A tissue shaping device adapted to be deployed in a vessel to reshape tissue adjacent to the vessel. In some embodiments the device includes a distal anchor having a flexible wire with at least one bending point and first and second arms extending from the bending point, the first and second arms being adapted to deform about the bending point; a proximal anchor having a flexible wire with at least one bending point and first and second arms extending from the bending point, the first and second arms being adapted to deform about the bending point; and a connector disposed between the distal anchor and the proximal anchor.
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1. A tissue shaping device adapted to be deployed in a vessel to reshape tissue adjacent to the vessel, comprising:
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a distal anchor comprising a flexible wire comprising at least one bending point and first and second arms extending from the bending point, the first and second arms being adapted to deform about the bending point;
a proximal anchor comprising a flexible wire comprising at least one bending point and first and second arms extending from the bending point, the first and second arms being adapted to deform about the bending point; and
a connector disposed between the distal anchor and the proximal anchor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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