Segmented ring placement
First Claim
1. Apparatus for repairing a valve of a body of a patient, the valve including an annulus and at least first and second leaflets, comprising:
- at least a first segment and a second segment of an annuloplasty structure, the first segment being shaped to define at least one first lumen, and the second segment being shaped to define at least one second lumen that is separate from the at least one first lumen of the first segment; and
at least a first and a second control wire, wherein;
a first slidable coupling arrangement, coupling the first control wire and the first segment via the at least one first lumen, and a second slidable coupling arrangement, coupling the second control wire and the second segment via the at least one second lumen, facilitate control by the control wires of relative dispositions of the first and second segments, at least in part in response to an application of pulling forces to the control wires.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided for repairing a valve of a patient, the valve including an annulus and at least first and second leaflets. The apparatus includes at least a first discrete segment and a second discrete segment of an annuloplasty structure, each segment being shaped to provide a respective lateral wall, each lateral wall being shaped to define at least one lumen of the respective segment. The apparatus further includes at least a first and a second control wire, each control wire configured for sliding advancement through both the first and second segments. The first control wire is configured to control a relative disposition of a first end of the first segment and a first end of the second segment. The second control wire is configured to control a relative disposition of a second end of the first segment and a second end of the second segment. Other embodiments are also described.
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28 Claims
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1. Apparatus for repairing a valve of a body of a patient, the valve including an annulus and at least first and second leaflets, comprising:
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at least a first segment and a second segment of an annuloplasty structure, the first segment being shaped to define at least one first lumen, and the second segment being shaped to define at least one second lumen that is separate from the at least one first lumen of the first segment; and at least a first and a second control wire, wherein; a first slidable coupling arrangement, coupling the first control wire and the first segment via the at least one first lumen, and a second slidable coupling arrangement, coupling the second control wire and the second segment via the at least one second lumen, facilitate control by the control wires of relative dispositions of the first and second segments, at least in part in response to an application of pulling forces to the control wires. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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