Apparatus and method for guide-wire based advancement of an adjustable implant
First Claim
1. Apparatus for use with tissue of a heart of a subject, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one docking assembly, having;
a distal portion comprising a tissue anchor that is configured to engage a portion of the tissue,a proximal portion, fixedly coupled to the distal portion, and comprising at least one docking station that comprises a first coupling;
at least one guide member, reversibly coupled to the at least one docking station; and
an annuloplasty ring selected from the group consisting of;
a partial annuloplasty ring and a full annuloplasty ring, the selected annuloplasty ring;
comprising a second coupling,being slidable along the guide member toward the docking station, andconfigured to be locked to the docking station by the second coupling being locked to the first coupling.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided, comprising (1) a guide member, (2) a tissue-adjustment mechanism having (a) an upper surface and a lower surface, (b) at least one first opening at the upper surface, (c) at least one second opening at the lower surface, and (4) a channel extending between the first and second openings, the channel facilitating advancement of the tissue-adjustment mechanism along the guide member; and (3) at least one repair chord coupled at a first portion thereof to the tissue-adjustment mechanism and having at least a first end that is configured to be coupled to a portion of tissue of a patient, the repair chord being configured to adjust a distance between the portion of tissue and the tissue-adjustment mechanism, in response to adjustment of the repair chord by the tissue-adjustment mechanism. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. Apparatus for use with tissue of a heart of a subject, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one docking assembly, having; a distal portion comprising a tissue anchor that is configured to engage a portion of the tissue, a proximal portion, fixedly coupled to the distal portion, and comprising at least one docking station that comprises a first coupling; at least one guide member, reversibly coupled to the at least one docking station; and an annuloplasty ring selected from the group consisting of;
a partial annuloplasty ring and a full annuloplasty ring, the selected annuloplasty ring;comprising a second coupling, being slidable along the guide member toward the docking station, and configured to be locked to the docking station by the second coupling being locked to the first coupling. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for use with tissue of a body of a subject, the apparatus comprising:
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a docking assembly, having; a distal portion comprising a tissue anchor that is configured to engage a portion of the tissue, a proximal portion, fixedly coupled to the distal portion, and comprising at least one docking station shaped to define a first coupling; at least one guide member, reversibly coupled to the at least one docking station; and an adjustable implant comprising an adjustment mechanism, the adjustment mechanism being; advanceable into the body separately from the docking assembly, actuatable to adjust a dimension of the implant while the implant is disposed within the body, shaped to define a second coupling, shaped to define a channel through which the guide member is slidable, such that the adjustment mechanism is slidable over the guide member toward the docking station, and intracorporeally lockable to the docking station by the second coupling being locked to the first coupling. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. Apparatus for use with tissue of a heart of a subject, the apparatus comprising:
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at least one docking assembly, having; a distal portion comprising a tissue anchor that is configured to engage a portion of the tissue, a proximal portion, fixedly coupled to the distal portion, and comprising at least one docking station that comprises a first coupling; at least one guide member, reversibly attached to the at least one docking station; and an annuloplasty ring selected from the group consisting of;
a partial annuloplasty ring and a full annuloplasty ring, the selected annuloplasty ring being;shaped to define a second coupling, slidable along the guide member toward the docking station, and configured to be locked to the docking station by the second coupling being locked to the first coupling. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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