Device and method for modifying the shape of a body organ
First Claim
1. A tissue shaping device comprising a reshaping element and an anchor adapted to anchor the device in a lumen, the anchor comprising a wire adapted to contact a wall of the lumen with an anchoring force when the device is deployed in the lumen and a force distribution element adapted to distribute the anchoring force more along a first anchoring axis than along a second anchoring axis.
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Abstract
The invention is a tissue shaping device. In some embodiments, the device includes an a reshaping element and an anchor adapted to anchor the device in a lumen, the anchor having a wire adapted to contact a wall of the lumen with an anchoring force when the device is deployed in the lumen and a force distribution element adapted to distribute the anchoring force more along a first anchoring axis than along a second anchoring axis. The invention is also a method of deploying a tissue shaping device in a lumen. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of placing an anchor in contact with a wall of the lumen to exert an anchoring force on the lumen wall; and distributing the anchoring force more along a first anchoring axis than along a second anchoring axis.
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- 1. A tissue shaping device comprising a reshaping element and an anchor adapted to anchor the device in a lumen, the anchor comprising a wire adapted to contact a wall of the lumen with an anchoring force when the device is deployed in the lumen and a force distribution element adapted to distribute the anchoring force more along a first anchoring axis than along a second anchoring axis.
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11. A method of deploying a tissue shaping device in a lumen, the tissue shaping element comprising an anchor and a reshaping element, the method comprising:
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placing the anchor in contact with a wall of the lumen to exert an anchoring force on the lumen wall; and
distributing the anchoring force more along a first anchoring axis than along a second anchoring axis. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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