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,wherein the distal anchor lock comprises a bend in the connector.
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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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16 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, wherein the distal anchor lock comprises a bend in the connector. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. 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, wherein the connector comprises a first connector, the device further comprising a second connector extending between the proximal and distal anchors. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. 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, wherein the distal anchor comprises 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. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. 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, wherein the proximal anchor comprises 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. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. 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 (13, 14, 15, 16)
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