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Mitral valve ring for treatment of mitral valve regurgitation

  • US 8,012,202 B2
  • Filed: 07/27/2005
  • Issued: 09/06/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An active bodily ring, comprising:

  • a circular shaped housing fabricated from a crimpled fabric adapted to be sutured to a mitral valve annulus of a heart; and

    an open-ended loop disposed in the housing and having the form of a flat coiled loop with one end radially inward, forming an arc length defined by an angle of 540 degrees about a circumference of the housing with each end adapted to substantially allow free movement of the loop within the housing and flexing allowing expansion and compression of the loop during normal function of the heart,wherein the ends are rounded to facilitate the free movement.

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