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Closure element for use with an annuloplasty structure

  • US 8,940,044 B2
  • Filed: 06/23/2011
  • Issued: 01/27/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus, comprising an implant structure configured to treat a native atrioventricular valve of a patient, the implant structure comprising:

  • a sleeve having a lumen and at least one lumen end, the at least one lumen end being shaped so as to define an end opening;

    an end flap disposed in a vicinity of the at least one lumen end, the end flap being configured to cover the end opening; and

    a contracting mechanism coupled to the implant structure and configured to (a) contract at least a contraction-facilitated portion of the implant structure, and (b) actuate the end flap so as to cover the end opening.

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