Tissue Shaping Device
First Claim
1. A tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient'"'"'s heart to reshape the patient'"'"'s heart, the tissue shaping device comprising:
- an expandable proximal anchor;
a proximal anchor lock adapted to lock the proximal anchor in an expanded configuration;
an expandable distal anchor;
a distal anchor lock adapted to lock the distal anchor in an expanded configuration; and
a connector disposed between the proximal anchor and the distal anchor, the connector having a substantially non-circular cross-section.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient'"'"'s heart to reshape the patient'"'"'s heart. Such tissue shaping device can include an expandable proximal anchor; a proximal anchor lock adapted to lock the proximal anchor in an expanded configuration; an expandable distal anchor; a distal anchor lock adapted to lock the distal anchor in an expanded configuration; and a connector disposed between the proximal anchor and the distal anchor, the connector having a substantially non-circular cross-section.
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19 Claims
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1. A tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient'"'"'s heart to reshape the patient'"'"'s heart, the tissue shaping device comprising:
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an expandable proximal anchor; a proximal anchor lock adapted to lock the proximal anchor in an expanded configuration; an expandable distal anchor; a distal anchor lock adapted to lock the distal anchor in an expanded configuration; and a connector disposed between the proximal anchor and the distal anchor, the connector having a substantially non-circular cross-section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19)
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14. A tissue shaping device adapted to be disposed in a vessel near a patient'"'"'s heart to reshape the patient'"'"'s heart, the tissue shaping device comprising:
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an expandable proximal anchor, the proximal anchor comprising a crimp and a wire element extending from the crimp, the wire element having a strain relief portion extending distal of the crimp to form a bend extending substantially below a plane defined by the crimp; an expandable distal anchor, the distal anchor comprising a crimp and a wire element extending from the crimp, the wire element having a strain relief portion extending distal of the crimp to form a bend extending substantially below a plane defined by the crimp; and a connector extending between the proximal anchor crimp and the distal anchor connector crimp. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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