Method of making a tissue shaping device
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1. A method of making a tissue shaping device comprising:
- removing material from a blank to form a connector and an integral anchor portion; and
attaching a non-integral anchor portion to the integral anchor portion,wherein the integral anchor portion is a first integral anchor portion, the removing step further comprising removing material from the blank to form a second integral anchor portion, the connector being disposed between the first integral anchor portion and the second integral anchor portion, and wherein the non-integral anchor portion is a first non-integral anchor portion, the method further comprising attaching a second non-integral anchor portion to the second integral anchor portion.
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Abstract
A tissue shaping device adapted to be deployed in a vessel to reshape tissue adjacent to the vessel. In some embodiments the device includes first and second anchors and a connector disposed between the first and second anchors, with the connector being integral with at least a portion of the first anchor. The invention is also a method of making a tissue shaping device including the steps of removing material from a blank to form a connector and an integral anchor portion; and attaching a non-integral anchor portion to the integral anchor portion.
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1. A method of making a tissue shaping device comprising:
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removing material from a blank to form a connector and an integral anchor portion; and attaching a non-integral anchor portion to the integral anchor portion, wherein the integral anchor portion is a first integral anchor portion, the removing step further comprising removing material from the blank to form a second integral anchor portion, the connector being disposed between the first integral anchor portion and the second integral anchor portion, and wherein the non-integral anchor portion is a first non-integral anchor portion, the method further comprising attaching a second non-integral anchor portion to the second integral anchor portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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