Annuloplasty Prosthesis
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1. An annuloplasty prosthesis which includesa bowed core having an inner edge and an outer edge, and having a flattened cross-sectional profile, with its widest dimension extending between its inner edge and its outer edge;
- anda plurality of openings defined by, and spaced apart along, the core so that struts are defined between adjacent openings, the openings and struts providing anchoring sites for annuloplasty sutures in use anchoring the prosthesis to a heart annulus, with the anchoring sites not being adjacent the outer core edge and with at least some of the openings having an inner peripheral zone and an outer peripheral zone, the inner peripheral zone being located closer to the inner core edge while the outer peripheral zone is located closer to the outer core edge, with the distances of the inner peripheral zones from the inner core edge being less than the distances of the outer peripheral zones from the outer core edge.
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Abstract
An annuloplasty prosthesis includes a bowed core (10) having an inner edge (10) and an outer edge (12). A plurality of openings (16) are defined by, and spaced apart along, the core so that struts (18) are defined between adjacent openings (16). The openings and struts provide anchoring sites (20) for annuloplasty sutures in use anchoring the prosthesis to a heart annulus. The anchoring sites (20) are not adjacent the outer core edge (14).
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24 Claims
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1. An annuloplasty prosthesis which includes
a bowed core having an inner edge and an outer edge, and having a flattened cross-sectional profile, with its widest dimension extending between its inner edge and its outer edge; - and
a plurality of openings defined by, and spaced apart along, the core so that struts are defined between adjacent openings, the openings and struts providing anchoring sites for annuloplasty sutures in use anchoring the prosthesis to a heart annulus, with the anchoring sites not being adjacent the outer core edge and with at least some of the openings having an inner peripheral zone and an outer peripheral zone, the inner peripheral zone being located closer to the inner core edge while the outer peripheral zone is located closer to the outer core edge, with the distances of the inner peripheral zones from the inner core edge being less than the distances of the outer peripheral zones from the outer core edge. - 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)
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