MULTIPLE ANCHORING-POINT TENSION SYSTEM
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Abstract
A method is provided that includes implanting (a) a venous first tissue anchor in a vein selected from the group of veins consisting of: a superior vena cava and an inferior vena cava, (b) an atrial second tissue anchor at an atrial site selected from the group of sites consisting of: an annulus of a tricuspid valve, and a wall of a right atrium of a heart above the annulus of the tricuspid valve, (c) a venous third tissue anchor in a coronary sinus, and (d) one or more tethers, which connect the venous first tissue anchor, the atrial second tissue anchor, and the venous third tissue anchor. A size of a tricuspid orifice is reduced by tensioning the one or more tethers. Other embodiments are also described.
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229. A method comprising:
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implanting; a venous first tissue anchor in a vein selected from the group of veins consisting of;
a superior vena cava and an inferior vena cava,an atrial second tissue anchor at an atrial site selected from the group of sites consisting of;
an annulus of a tricuspid valve, and a wall of a right atrium of a heart above the annulus of the tricuspid valve,a venous third tissue anchor in a coronary sinus, and one or more tethers, which connect the venous first tissue anchor, the atrial second tissue anchor, and the venous third tissue anchor; and reducing a size of a tricuspid orifice by tensioning the one or more tethers. - View Dependent Claims (230, 231, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 251, 252, 253, 258, 259, 261, 262, 264, 265, 266)
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