TRICUSPID VALVE REPAIR USING TENSION
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Abstract
A method is provided of reducing tricuspid valve regurgitation of a patient. A first tissue anchor is implanted at a first implantation site in cardiac tissue in the vicinity of the tricuspid valve of the patient. A second tissue anchor is implanted at a second implantation site of the patient, different from the first implantation site. After the first and the second tissue anchors have been implanted, a longitudinal member that couples the first and the second tissue anchors together is longitudinally deflected.
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111 Claims
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1-88. -88. (canceled)
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89. A method of reducing tricuspid valve regurgitation of a patient, comprising:
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implanting a first tissue anchor at a first implantation site in cardiac tissue in the vicinity of the tricuspid valve of the patient; implanting a second tissue anchor at a second implantation site of the patient, different from the first implantation site; and after implanting the first and the second tissue anchors, laterally deflecting a longitudinal member that couples the first and the second tissue anchors together. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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109. A method of reducing tricuspid valve regurgitation of a patient, comprising:
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implanting a first tissue anchor at a first implantation site in cardiac tissue in the vicinity of the tricuspid valve of the patient; implanting a second tissue anchor at a second implantation site of the patient; using a longitudinal member that couples the first and the second tissue anchors together, applying tension between the first and the second tissue anchors to alter the geometry of the tricuspid valve; after applying the tension, implanting a third tissue anchor at a third implantation site in cardiac tissue in the vicinity of the tricuspid valve, the first, the second, and the third implantation sites different from one another; and further altering the geometry of the tricuspid valve using the third tissue anchor, so as to reduce the tricuspid valve regurgitation. - View Dependent Claims (110, 111)
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