HEART VALVE ANNULUS DEVICE AND METHOD UF USING SAME
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1. A heart valve implant comprisinga body sized and configured to rest near or within a heart valve annulus, anda plurality of spaced-apart retainers extending outwardly from the body to contact tissue near or within the heart valve annulus, the retainers being sized and configured to secure the body to the heart valve annulus.
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A heart valve implant has a body sized and configured to rest near or within a heart valve annulus. A plurality of spaced-apart retainers extend outwardly from the body to contact tissue near or within the heart valve annulus. The retainers are sized and configured to secure the body to the heart valve annulus. The implant can be secured, e.g., without the use of sutures.
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1. A heart valve implant comprising
a body sized and configured to rest near or within a heart valve annulus, and a plurality of spaced-apart retainers extending outwardly from the body to contact tissue near or within the heart valve annulus, the retainers being sized and configured to secure the body to the heart valve annulus.
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