ADJUSTABLE CARDIAC VALVE IMPLANT WITH SELECTIVE DIMENSIONAL ADJUSTMENT
First Claim
1. An annuloplasty device configured to support a heart valve, said annuloplasty device comprising:
- a body comprising;
an anterior portion;
a posterior portion;
two lateral portions corresponding to intersections of said anterior portion and said posterior portion;
wherein said annuloplasty device has a first shape in a first configuration and a second shape in a second configuration;
wherein said annuloplasty device is configured to transform from said first configuration to said second configuration in response to a first activation energy applied thereto; and
wherein said transformation is configured to reduce a first distance, between said anterior portion and said posterior portion, more than a second distance, between said two lateral portions, is reduced.
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Abstract
Methods and devices are provided for support of a body structure. The devices can be adjusted within the body of a patient in a minimally invasive or non-invasive manner such as by applying energy percutaneously or external to the patient'"'"'s body. The energy may include, for example, acoustic energy, radio frequency energy, light energy and magnetic energy. Thus, as the body structure changes size and/or shape, the size and/or shape of the annuloplasty rings can be adjusted to provide continued reinforcement. In certain embodiments, the devices include an anterior portion, a posterior portion and two lateral portions corresponding to intersections of the anterior portion and the posterior portion. The devices have a first shape in a first configuration and a second shape in a second configuration and are configured to transform from the first configuration to the second configuration in response to an activation energy applied thereto. The transformation is configured to reduce a distance between the anterior portion and the posterior portion more than a distance between the two lateral portions.
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61 Claims
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1. An annuloplasty device configured to support a heart valve, said annuloplasty device comprising:
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a body comprising; an anterior portion; a posterior portion; two lateral portions corresponding to intersections of said anterior portion and said posterior portion; wherein said annuloplasty device has a first shape in a first configuration and a second shape in a second configuration; wherein said annuloplasty device is configured to transform from said first configuration to said second configuration in response to a first activation energy applied thereto; and wherein said transformation is configured to reduce a first distance, between said anterior portion and said posterior portion, more than a second distance, between said two lateral portions, is reduced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An annuloplasty device comprising:
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a elongate member comprising; an anterior portion; a posterior portion; and two lateral portions corresponding to intersections of said anterior portion and said posterior portion; and a first shape memory member at least partially covering or contacting said elongate member; wherein said first shape memory member is configured to respond to a first activation energy applied thereto by reducing a first distance, between said anterior portion and said posterior portion, more than a second distance, between said two lateral portions. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An annuloplasty device comprising:
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a first shape memory band comprising; an anterior portion; a posterior portion; and two lateral portions corresponding to intersections of said anterior portion and said posterior portion; wherein said first shape memory band loops back on itself in a curvilinear configuration such that portions of said first shape memory band overlap one another; and wherein said first shape memory band is configured to respond to a first activation energy applied thereto by reducing a first distance, between said anterior portion and said posterior portion, more than a second distance, between said two lateral portions. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. An annuloplasty device comprising:
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an elongate member defining an anteroposterior dimension and a lateral dimension; adjustment means for changing a patient'"'"'s cardiac valve annulus size in the anteroposterior dimension more than changing said annulus in the lateral dimension; and wherein the changing occurs in response to a transmission of energy from a non-invasive source external to the patient'"'"'s heart to said adjustment means.
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51. An annuloplasty device that changes a patient'"'"'s cardiac valve annulus size in an anteroposterior dimension more than changing said annulus in a lateral dimension, wherein the changing occurs in response to a transmission of energy from a non-invasive source, external to the patient'"'"'s heart, to said annuloplasty device.
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52. An annuloplasty device configured to support a heart valve, said annuloplasty device comprising:
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an anterior portion; a posterior portion; two lateral portions corresponding to intersections of said anterior portion and said posterior portion; wherein said annuloplasty device has a first shape in a first configuration and a second shape in a second configuration; wherein said annuloplasty device is configured to transform from said first configuration to said second configuration in response to a first activation energy applied thereto; and wherein said transformation is configured to reduce a first distance, between said two lateral portions, more than a second distance, between said anterior portion and said posterior portion. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. An annuloplasty device comprising:
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an elongate member comprising; an anterior portion; a posterior portion; and two lateral portions corresponding to intersections of said anterior portion and said posterior portion; and a first shape memory member at least partially covering or contacting said elongate member; wherein said first shape memory member is configured to respond to a first activation energy applied thereto by reducing a first distance, between said two lateral portions, more than a second distance, between said anterior portion and said posterior portion. - View Dependent Claims (58)
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59. An annuloplasty device comprising:
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a first shape memory band comprising; an anterior portion; a posterior portion; and two lateral portions corresponding to intersections of said anterior portion and said posterior portion; wherein said first shape memory band loops back on itself in a curvilinear configuration such that portions of said first shape memory band overlap one another; and wherein said first shape memory band is configured to respond to a first activation energy applied thereto by reducing a first distance, between said two lateral portions, more than a second distance, between said anterior portion and said posterior portion.
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60. An annuloplasty device comprising:
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an body defining a lateral dimension and an anteroposterior dimension; adjustment means for changing a patient'"'"'s cardiac valve annulus size in the lateral dimension more than changing said annulus in the anteroposterior dimension; and wherein the changing occurs in response to a transmission of energy from a non-invasive source external to the patient'"'"'s heart to said adjustment means.
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61. An annuloplasty device that changes a patient'"'"'s cardiac valve annulus size in a lateral dimension more than changing said annulus in an anteroposterior dimension, wherein the changing occurs in response to a transmission of energy from a non-invasive source, external to the patient'"'"'s heart, to said annuloplasty device.
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